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- 89% of NSW’s total energy needs are met from domestically mined coal
- More than 40% of total coal reserves in NSW are estimated to lie in the Gunnedah Basin in the north west of the State
- The Hunter Valley Coal Chain is the world’s largest coal export operation
- Approximately 85% of Hunter export coal goes to Japan, Korea and Taiwan
- Employment in NSW coal mines is 27,000
- Coal equates to 81% of the total value of mineral production in NSW
- Coal is NSW's number one merchandise export in value terms, worth $14.1 billion in 2010-11.
Information sourced from Coal Services Pty Ltd, Hunter Valley Coal Chain Coordinator and NSW Trade and Investment - Mineral Resources.
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