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NUM COUNCIL CHAMBER
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NUM COUNCIL CHAMBER
Delayed impact
Coal fired power stations will be paying more for coal in the future
Most of Australia's coal goes to steelworks, but some goes to two German companies which use it for 18% of the country's electricity, and to the UK, which has Europe's biggest coal-fired plant at Selby in the North of England.
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Australian floods to hit coal production for 'months'
It will be "some months" until coal mines affected by floods in Queensland are fully operation, the state's mining minister Stephen Robertson has said.
Operators of about 40 mines have been affected by the floods.
Queensland produces mostly coking coal used for steel making, but also produces the
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
The National Officials and NEC members wish all our members Past and Present A Happy Safe and Prosperous NEW YEAR.
2011 looks set to be a difficult year given the situation that most of the mining firms find themselves in, although the NUM will continue to represent the interests of our members sti
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Announcement by Steve Webb
The NUM welcome the announcement that he does not intend to change the law to make it easy for pension schemes’ to end RPI indexation where their rules require it and that schemes should consult members about changes to indexation. The NUM has been against any challenge to change the rules of
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