Themes/Feature Articles

Contents

from the Director-General

Feature - Mining and environmental regulation

• Mining and environmental regulation
• Departmental environmental management policy
• Security deposits for mining titles
• Environmental auditing of operating minesites
• The environmental geochemistry laboratory
• Greenhouse - Report from Kyoto

Discovery 2000

• Petroleum exploration interest surges
• Discovery 2000 - the halfway point
• The Department wins gold
• Broken Hill geology - conferences past and future

Minerals

• Exploring in the Lachlan Fold Belt - a junior's approach
• New gravity survey data index
• Goulburn gravity survey results
• Important New South Wales mineral projects
• Digital State exploration licence map
• Register of mineral development opportunities
• Exploration licences
• Exploration licences granted December 1997 - February 1998
• Exploration licences in force March 1998 (map)
• Summaries of terminated exploration licences
• Exploration licences terminated before October 1997

Coal & Petroleum

• Profitability in the New South Wales coal industry
• Coal industry profit slumps
• Coal job losses continue
• Winner of Mount Arthur North tender announced
• Donaldson development application
• ahmoor North planning focus
• Newcastle Port queues improve
• Coal exploration in the Clarence-Moreton Basin
• Commissions of Inquiry
• Coal authorisations/exploration licences - February 1998
• Coal mining proposals - February 1998
• Petroleum titles - February 1998

Safety

• Mine Safety Review - one year on

General

• Aboriginal cultural heritage guidelines
• Minister launches internet site upgrade
• Blue Mountains geology teachers' guide
• New products and services brochure
• Publications released January - March 1998