Longwall Mining - Georges River - Stokes Creek - O'Hares Creek - Campbelltown - Wedderburn

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Georges River Macarthur

General longwall mining

• longwall mining process - damage, cause and effects
• backstow - mining subsidence - backstow reduces surface damage, our politicians don't legislate for it
• Cataract river - Cataract river during the seventies
• Georges river dieing - Georges river greatly reduced water levels
• Iluka Creek - Iluka Swamp - Iluka Creek, Iluka Swamp, Georges River catchment
• Macarthurs rivers - Bargo, Georges, Cataract rivers - Broughton Pass Dam, Marhnes Hole, Appin
• Mine subsidence - mine subsidence in the Upper Nepean river catchment
• Georges River photographs - photographs of 7 km downstream of Freres Crossing
• Stokes Creek Wedderburn - Stokes Creek, Wedderburn, Georges River, Campbelltown
• Wedderburn - Wedderburns rivers, creeks and properties
• Wedderburn gorge - Wedderburn gorge, Georges River catchment, environmental damage
• Woolwash - The Woolwash junction with O'Hares creek Wedderburn - Minto
• O'Hares - Iluka - Georges River, O'Hares Creek, Dharawal State Recreation Area, Iluka Creek, Iluka Swamp, Maddens Creek.
• O'Hares - Wedderburn - Georges River, O'Hares Creek, Campbelltown, Wedderburn.
• Dharawal State Recreation Area - Georges River, O'Hares Creek, Darkes Forest.

• gr_punchbowl_kentlyn - Punchbowl Creek at the Basin Georges River NSW
• broken promises - longwall mining - deceit, denial and broken promises
• Cost clean coal - Clean coal, is it too costly to consider
• Longwall Mining - Global Climate Change, letter to Kevin Rudd, Prime minister Australia
• The hidden costs of clean coal - The environmental and human disaster of longwall mining - Multimedia from The Center for Public Integrity Washington DC. Video filmed in the mine and the effects above ground.
• BHP Billiton environmental damage - BHP Billiton, Fly river, Ok Tedi river, copper mines, Irian Jaya, Barrow Island, deforestation Indonesia, environmental damage, longwall mining
• BHP Billiton misinformation - BHP Billiton Illawarra Coal - Rio Tinto misinformation and the publics wrong impression of mining
• Politicians and approvals - These politicians approve longwall mining licences which pollutes our atmosphere, damages our rivers, water catchments and your homes
• Mine subsidence - longwall mining and its impact on water resources
• When longwall mining comes to your town - When longwall mining comes to your town, your home is in the hands of the mining company- from the US and applies here in Australia

Wedderburn - Illawarra Coal Applies For Exploration License ELA3474

Longwall Mining - A Potential threat to Georges River

Illawarra Coal has recently lodged an Exploration Licence Application (ELA3474) with the NSW Department of Primary Industries.

The proposed licence covers an area of approximately five square kilometres, which is located about four kilometres north of Appin, in the vicinity of the Wedderburn area.

The purpose of the proposed licence is to investigate and determine more information regarding the geological features of the coal seams deep below the earth’s surface. This activity is part of exploration process which takes some time, and aims to assess the size and quality of a coal deposit and to determine if it can be economically recovered.

Actual extraction of the coal does not necessarily follow exploration activity. Uneconomic coal deposits or major breaks in the seam may be discovered which could prohibit future mining in the area.

Wedderburns rivers, creeks and properties

The license (Exploration License ELA3474) affects the Dharawal State Recreation Area, Georges River, Stokes Creek, Pheasants Creek and O'Hares Creek with the western boundary running parralel with and in some cases less than 100 metres from Georges River. The south eastern perimeter follows Stokes Creek and the eastern perimeter is less than 250 metres from O'Hares Creek. The northern boundary is approximately 200 metres south of Hodgsons Close.

Properties which may be affected are adjacent to the following roads:

• Lysaght Rd
• Blackburn Rd

• Exley Rd
• Victoria Rd

• Katania Rd
• Kenwood Rd

St Helens Park

This lease is within 2 to 2.5 kilometres of the Campbelltown suburb of St Helens Park with the closest streets being Briggs Place and Dewey Pace.

BHP gets thumbs up for Wedderburn exploration

THE government has given BHP Billiton the green light to explore for coal in Wedderburn, near Campbeltown in NSW.

BHP subsidiary, Illawarra Coal, applied for an exploration licence from the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) in August 2008.
The proposal sparked concerns from residents regarding the environmental effects and impact to the community. Locals claim property values will plummet and adversely affect the quiet rural town.

BHP general manager of sustainable development, John Brannon, says the impacts will be managed by the Mine Subsidence Board (MSB) and further steps will be taken before the company begins mining the area.

BHP is also working to set up a community reference group to assist with the exploration process.

Illawarra Coal - commitment to environmentally sustainable mining?

Illawarra Coal believes the findings by the panel highlight and reinforce the Company’s already rigorous and sustainable approach to mine planning.

“Illawarra Coal is committed to environmentally sustainable mining and we acknowledge, as does the Report, that mining has impacts, and what is important is getting the balance right between these impacts and economic benefits,” they said.

“The Report further supports what Illawarra Coal has said for some time – that our operations have no impact to Sydney’s valuable water supply, or headwater swamps.

“We look forward to examining the Report in detail, and working with Government to address any areas of concern to ensure that a balanced approach to mining occurs which supports the economies and communities in which we operate.”

Source ILLAWARRA COAL COALITION NEWS Aug 08