NSW Government has sided with the state's coal miners in their decision to allow underground mining at Drayton South

Louise Nichols
Updated December 1 2017 - 12:18pm, first published 9:07am

In a decision that has left the Hunter's thoroughbred industry reeling the NSW Government today announced it would renew the Drayton South exploration licence (EL) which paves the way for the development of an underground mine on the site near Jerrys Plains.

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Louise Nichols

Louise Nichols

Senior journalist

From cattle to coal. Once a specialist agriculture writer today its about community, in particular, the Upper Hunter. I have lived and worked in the region for more than 30 years. Land use issues and the future direction of our region. But you cannot take ag out of the picture - our food and how we grow it is the basis of all life. Covering the Hunter and Mid North Coast rural issues is now part of my role with ACM.

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