Features

Hunter Valley Operations awarded for safety

In 2007 Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) won the prestigious Rio Tinto Chief Executive Safety Award, after winning the Most Improved award in 2006.

Coal & Allied and Newcastle Knights Community Alliance

Coal & Allied took its sponsorship of national rugby league team, the Newcastle Knights, a step further in August 2007, creating a historic 'Community Alliance'.

Recycled gloves project brings sustainable benefits

At Coal & Allied, we continuously look for ways to reduce our waste and limit our environmental footprint.

Aboriginal employment programme brightens future

As part of its Aboriginal employment strategy, Coal & Allied has developed a training programme, helping Aboriginal people enter meaningful employment in the mining industry.

Coal & Allied in commercial forest trial

Coal & Allied is investigating the viability of a commercial forest plantation on land that buffers one of its mining leases.

ADCC helps indigenous community

In September 2006 Coal & Allied launched the Aboriginal Development Consultative Committee (ADCC) to distribute funding to support projects and programmes for the Aboriginal community in the Upper Hunter Valley region.

Safety at the forefront at MTW

The team at Mount Thorley Warkworth (MTW) have again reached the finals of the NSW Minerals Council Safety Innovation Awards with their latest improvement, the 'Duck In'.

HVO makes tv debut

If you tune into ABC Television's The New Inventors, you may have recognised Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) in a segment which featured an innovative self adjustable mirror for haul trucks.

COAL21 Looks to the future

Coal & Allied's climate change action plan (links to climate change page) outlines our commitment to supporting research and promotion of clean coal technologies that reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the use of coal.