29 November 2005: Xstrata Coal Biodiversity Management Program wins coal industry environment award.  More.

29 November 2005: Ministerial Council endorses principles for carbon dioxide capture and storage as the first step toward the adoption of appropriate regulatory regimes for Australia. More.

28 November 2005: Chairman of the NSW Minerals Council and Managing Director of Centennial Coal, Bob Cameron, is named the Hunter business person of the year. More.

28 November 2005: Minister for Mineral Resources, Ian Macdonald today launched the Illawarra Coal Science Theatre at the University of Wollongong’s Science Centre as part of a 3 year sponsorship deal. More. Photos.

21 November 2005: Carbon capture and storage to become widely used in the next 20 years. More.

21 November 2005: Two US projects to demonstrate oxycombustion in existing coal-fired power plants. More.

17 November 2005: A new survey by the Hunter Valley Research Foundation has found that more than half of Hunter Valley residents believe that coal mining is good for the region. More.

17 November 2005: A record number of advanced minerals and energy projects valued at almost $30billion will add to the sector’s production and export capacity according to a new ABARE Report. More.

15 November 2005: CSIRO looks to cut power station greenhouse gas. More.

9 November 2005: A new research program, the Australian Mineral Science Research Institute will be launched in January with more than $22 million in funding to develop new mining techniques to safeguard the minerals export industry. More.

7 November 2005: UNSW Mining Engineering graduates class of 2005 offered packages in excess of $80,000. More