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New Hope lays off 150 workers

2nd September 2019

By: Esmarie Iannucci

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor: Australasia

     

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PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Coal miner New Hope Corporation on Monday followed through on its threats, dismissing 150 workers from its New Acland mine, in Queensland.

The company on Friday warned of the imminent redundancies in a bid to prompt the Queensland government into action regarding the award of a mining lease for the Stage 3 operations at New Acland.

The miner is also awaiting an associated water licence and approval to continue using the Jondaryan rail facility.

New Hope on Monday said that the government’s silence on the approvals had given the company no choice but to initiate a redundancy process.

“The government is responsible for 150 workers and their families losing their livelihoods leading into Christmas,” said New Acland Coal GM Dave O’Dwyer.

“New Hope remains open to working with the Queensland government to save jobs and secure the future prosperity of Oakey and the surrounding region.”

New Hope subsidiary New Acland Coal currently operates the existing New Acland mine as a 4.8-million-tonne-a-year opencut coal mine on mining lease (ML) 50170 and ML 50216; however, the mine’s reserves are depleted. The Stage 3 expansion project will increase the mine’s yearly output to 7.5-million tonnes and will extend the operation’s life by some 12 years beyond the current end-date of mid-2020.

The expanded operation will result in ongoing employment for about 300 employees and 500 contractors. It will also create 2 300 indirect jobs.

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