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Standing on a hill overlooking the sprawling maze of paddocks heâs worked all his 71 years, Ian Moore rattles off the names of Nationals MPs heâs supported in the Upper Hunter during his 50 years as a member of the party.
Col Fisher, the local MP for 18 years from 1970, lived just over the hill from Mooreâs farm in Jerrys Plains, a tiny village west of Singleton. Fisher was âan honourableâ man, he remembers. So too George Souris, who held the seat from 1988 until his retirement in 2015. âA gentleman,â Moore says.
More recently though? Of Michael Johnsen â who resigned in March in the wake of accusations he raped a sex worker in the Blue Mountains in 2019 â accusations he strenuously denies â the less said the better. And Dave Layzell, the candidate preselected to replace Johnsen at next Saturdayâs byelection? Well, heâs just not sure.
28 Apr 2021 (Last Updated April 28th, 2021 10:42)
Glencore has reportedly agreed to acquire insolvent Germany-based lead producer Weser-Metall for an undisclosed sum.
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The Weser-Metall plant produces about 105,000t of lead annually. Credit: DIEGO EFRAIN CADILLO TRUJILLO from Pixabay.
Glencore has reportedly agreed to acquire insolvent Germany-based lead producer Weser-Metall for an undisclosed sum.
The Lower Saxony Environment Ministry in Germany and Glencore were cited by Reuters as saying that the deal will be carried out via a new company, Nordenham Metall, which will also absorb Weser-Metall’s employees.
Based in Nordenham, Weser-Metall is claimed to be one of Europe’s main lead producers.
New South Wales conditionally approves Mangoola Coal mine extension 27 Apr 2021 (Last Updated April 27th, 2021 11:11)
Australia s New South Wales (NSW) Independent Planning Commission has conditionally granted approval to Mangoola Coal Operations to extend a coal mine in the Upper Hunter Valley.
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Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) Independent Planning Commission has conditionally granted approval to Mangoola Coal Operations to extend a coal mine in the Upper Hunter Valley.
Glencore Coal’s subsidiary Mangoola Coal sought approval from the Commission to establish a new open-cut mining area to the north of existing operations at the Mangoola Mine, which is located 20km west of Muswellbrook.
27 April 2021
Later this week, shareholders in Glencore will vote on the company’s climate transition plan, otherwise known as a ‘Say on Climate’.
Glencore joins just a handful of other companies, including oil majors Royal Dutch Shell and Total, in giving its shareholders a vote this year.
In all likelihood, shareholders will vote in favour of Glencore’s climate strategy. It is an awkward situation: the first Say on Climate vote for a globally material emitter will likely rubber stamp plans for at least nine new or expanded coal mines in NSW and Queensland.
Glencore’s coal expansionism
Glencore, the world’s largest coal producer, placated climate-conscious investors in early 2019 by announcing a “cap” on coal production. It committed to limiting coal production to its 2019 production levels of 145 million tonnes per annum.
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