Sentences with phrase «open cut mines»

By the end of the decade brown coal was used to generate 90 per cent of Victoria's electricity supply, with all of the coal sourced from open cut mines under SECV control.

The company owns an open cut mine at Acland on the Darling Downs in Queensland and the Queensland Bulk Handling coal export terminal in Brisbane.

Enjoy the exclusive Seven Spirit Bay Wilderness Lodge Explore the deep gorges and breathtaking beauty of the Cape Range National Park — Exmouth View the world's largest open cut mine at Newman Experience spectacular aerial «flightseeing» over the ancient landscapes of the Bungle Bungle Range and Karijini National Park Receive a special invitation to visit the sacred Aboriginal lands of Arnhem Land

This really large brown coal mine works as an open cut mine and the commodity is transported daily to Port Augusta by rail twice a day and is solely used for producing electricity.

Highlights include: Morning bush walk in Chambers Gorge — visit Blinman copper mine, Parachilna Gorge, Prairie Hotel, Aroona Dam, Leigh Creek open cut mine, Talc Alf, Oodnadatta Track and dingo Fence.

In 2010, Chinese - owned Yancoal proposed to extend the Ashton South East Open Cut mine, which would bring mining operations onto Bowman's grazing lands and the banks of one of Hunter River's most important water tributaries.

However, it is likely to be more difficult for the claim group to agree to a proposed open cut mine that is likely to devastate country.

Not exact matches

The region hosts the world's largest open cut uranium mine at Rössing, majority owned by Rio Tinto, and Paladin Resources» Langer Heinrich uranium deposit.

It's also giving the fossil fuels sector whiplash from a White House whose energy policies have otherwise been very good to them, from starting to undo greenhouse gas regulations to opening more public land to mining and drilling and tax cuts.

«The Liberal government has done more harm than good to B.C.'s mining industry, from cuts leading to disasters to failing on the promise to open eight mines and expand nine by 2015,» said Conroy.

«Whilst the government has committed to cutting UK carbon emissions by 80 per cent by 2050, we need to ensure the actions reflect the words, and that plans to open new coal mines or build new runways are met with mass resistance,» Susan Nash of NUS said.

Since I'm the cami queen, I wore a white cami under mine which cut out some of the open back action at the bottom bow and allowed me to wear a normal bra.

Day 2 Meekatharra to Newman BD Join a guided tour of Mt Whaleback iron ore mine, the largest of BHP Billiton's mining operations and one of the largest open cut ore mines in the world.

Visitors can learn about these industries in a series of interesting tours to plantations and open cut coal mines.

The last mine I visited — unintentionally at that — was one of the largest open - cut gold mines in the world, in Kalgoorlie Australia.

The space resonates with the muffled sputter of the coconut - fuelled generator, which provides energy for the projection of fast - paced footage: rocks and coconuts are split, trees felled and an open - cut mine is exploded into being; a bulldozer chases a panicked man.

Maisel's images of environmentally impacted sites consider the aesthetics and politics of open pit mines, clear - cut forests, rampant urbanization and sprawl, and zones of water reclamation.

This implies an explosion that never arrives and can be applied in a broader context — the burning wick surely will ignite dynamite (to open a mine, to make a road cut, to destroy a building, to alter land) or detonate a bomb of some kind (to kill, to subdue, to destroy), yet you never see it.

The multiple rivers that carry torrential tropical / sub-tropic rains to the coast will be immediately affected in the river mouths and that will get worse and WILL fundamentally CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE OF 2,300 kilometres OF Coastline, m river systems and farming land and cities and towns and villages and MINING OPERATIONS like open cut coal mines etc inland before one gets to the great dividing range which BTW supports a population of approximately 1 million people and contributes possibly 25 % or more of QLD GDP and it's massive Exports to the world including FOOD SUPPLY.

«As someone who has visited some of the worst recycling sites in the world, including in China, I can say without reservation that the worst recycling is still better than the best open pit mine, forest clear cut, or oil field.»

I have heard a similar range and pattern of symptoms from residents affected by industrial infrasound and low frequency noise from other sources including gas fired power stations (Uranquinty) and open cut coal mining (residents formerly from Wollar and the Cumbo Valley in the Upper Hunter).

If your family is anything like mine, the holidays offer a perfect opening for questions like, «When are you going to get married / have a baby / buy a house / cut your hair...» — whatever.

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