Revealed: Major new coal mines planned for the Upper Hunter

By Peter Hannam
Updated February 28 2015 - 1:14am, first published 12:37am
A Rio Tinto coal mine in the Hunter Valley. Photo: Supplied
A Rio Tinto coal mine in the Hunter Valley. Photo: Supplied
Coal mines in the Hunter Valley near Singleton.
Coal mines in the Hunter Valley near Singleton.
A Rio Tinto coal mine in the Hunter Valley. Photo: Supplied
A Rio Tinto coal mine in the Hunter Valley. Photo: Supplied
A Rio Tinto coal mine in the Hunter Valley. Photo: Supplied
A Rio Tinto coal mine in the Hunter Valley. Photo: Supplied
A Rio Tinto coal mine in the Hunter Valley. Photo: Supplied
A Rio Tinto coal mine in the Hunter Valley. Photo: Supplied