Features
Biodiversity case studies
Rio Tinto Coal Australia has recently developed regional biodiversity action plans for each of the two regions in which it has coal operations; the Bowen Basin in central Queensland and the Hunter Valley in New South Wales.
Mount Thorley Warkworth jack wins safety award
A jack designed at Mount Thorley Warkworth to make lifting heavy machinery safer won the 2008 New South Wales Minerals Council Safety Innovation Award.
Bengalla awarded at rescue challenge
Bengalla's emergency response team took home a swag of awards at the recent New South Wales Mine Rescue Challenge.
Coal & Allied helps bring health and wellbeing to local students
At Coal & Allied, building robust relationships with communities close to our operations and contributing to their sustainability are key to our community relations activities.
Coal bed methane project aims to reduce emissions
Designing for the future to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and become part of the solution to climate change is one of the elements of Rio Tinto Coal Australia's climate change action plan.
Groundbreaking archaeological dig aims to uncover the past
Coal & Allied has started a major archaeological excavation, west of Singleton, on a site that possibly dates back tens of thousands of years.
Hunter Valley Operations awarded for safety
In 2007 Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) won the prestigious Rio Tinto Chief Executive Safety Award, after winning the Most Improved award in 2006.
Coal & Allied and Newcastle Knights Community Alliance
Coal & Allied took its sponsorship of national rugby league team, the Newcastle Knights, a step further in August 2007, creating a historic 'Community Alliance'.
Recycled gloves project brings sustainable benefits
At Coal & Allied, we continuously look for ways to reduce our waste and limit our environmental footprint.
Aboriginal employment programme brightens future
As part of its Aboriginal employment strategy, Coal & Allied has developed a training programme, helping Aboriginal people enter meaningful employment in the mining industry.