How much is a road  through a mine worth?

Louise Nichols
Updated August 21 2018 - 1:14pm, first published 12:04pm
How much is a road  through a mine worth?
How much is a road  through a mine worth?

On the face of it a regional council selling an asset for $27.5 million appears to be a godsend. But this is no ordinary asset – it’s a road that runs right through the middle of a multi-billion dollar open cut coal mine owned by the Chinese miner Yancoal .

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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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