NSW Minerals Council

The NSW Minerals Council is the peak mining industry association in New South Wales. It was formed in April 1995 as a result of a merger between the NSW Coal Association and the NSW Chamber of Mines.

Members
Members of NSW Minerals Council, as at September 2011, include:

Ordinary Members

 * Alkane Exploration
 * Anglo American Metallurgical Coal, a subsidiary of Anglo Coal Australia
 * Aston Resources Pty Ltd
 * Barrick Gold of Australia
 * Bemax Resources
 * BHP Billiton - Caroona Coal Project
 * BHP Billiton - Illawarra Coal
 * BHP Billiton - Mount Arthur Coal
 * Bloomfield Collieries
 * Centennial Coal
 * Coalpac
 * Cockatoo Coal Ltd
 * Gloucester Coal - Stratford & Duralie Operations
 * Gloucester Resources Ltd
 * Gujarat NRE Coking Coal Limited
 * Hudson Resources Limited
 * Idemitsu Australia Resources Pty Ltd
 * Iluka Resources Limited
 * Jervois Mining
 * Lithgow Coal Co
 * Mt Penny Coal Pty Ltd
 * Newcrest Mining
 * Northparkes Mines
 * NuCoalResources NL
 * Omya Australia
 * Peabody Energy
 * Rio Tinto Coal and Allied
 * Shenhua Watermark Coal Pty Ltd
 * Straits Resources Limited
 * Vale Australia - Integra Coal Operations Pty Ltd
 * Whitehaven Coal Mining
 * White Rock Minerals Ltd
 * Wyong Areas Coal Joint Venture
 * Xstrata Coal Australia
 * Yancoal Australia - Ashton, Austar & Moolarben

Legal

 * Blake Dawson
 * Freehills
 * Gadens Lawyers
 * McCullough Robertson
 * Sparke Helmore Lawyers

Supplier/Services/Consultancies

 * Aecom Australia Pty Ltd
 * Bezcorp Holdings Pty Ltd Security Division
 * BIS Industries Limited
 * Coakes Consulting
 * Coal Services Pty Ltd
 * Coal Services Pty Ltd - Mines Rescue Service, Newcastle
 * EMGA Mitchell McLennan
 * Emeco International
 * Environmental Resources Management
 * Ethos Health
 * GFA and Associates
 * GSS Environmental
 * Mines Rescue Service – Newcastle
 * Mitsubishi Development
 * Monadelphous Group Limited
 * Orica Australia
 * Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia
 * PricewaterhouseCoopers
 * Resource Strategies
 * Sada
 * Total Coal Processing Pty Ltd
 * Umwelt (Australia)

Educational institutions

 * Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation
 * School of Mining Engineering – UNSW
 * TAFE NSW – Illawarra Institute

Personnel
As of July 2011, the board members of the NSW Minerals Council are:

Board of Directors

 * Mick Buffier is Chairperson of the board. Buffer is Group Executive - Corporate Affairs, Government and Industry Relations and Sustainable Development, Xstrata Coal;
 * Tony McPaul, is a director and deputy chairperson. He is also General Manager, Newcrest Services;
 * Colin Bloomfield is a director. He is also President - Illawarra Coal
 * Dr Craig Stegman is a director. He is also the Managing Director - Northparkes Mines
 * Dr Nikki Williams is a director and company secretary of the NSW Minerals Council. She is also the Chief Executive Officer of the NSW Minerals Council.

Executive Committee

 * Todd Hannigan, Director, Aston Resources Pty Ltd - Maules Creek
 * Colin Bloomfield, President Illawarra Coal, BHP Billiton Limited
 * Scott Sullivan, President NSW Energy Coal, BHP Billiton Limited
 * John Richards Managing Director Bloomfield Collieries
 * David Moult Chief Executive Officer Centennial Coal Company Ltd
 * Dr Ian Follington Chief Executive Officer Coalpac Pty Ltd
 * Mr Mark Lochtenberg Managing Director Cockatoo Coal Ltd
 * Mr Peter Geleta, General Manager Cowal Gold Mine- Barrick Gold of Australia
 * Mr Arun Kumar Jagatramka Chairman to the Board Gujarat NRE Coking Coal Ltd
 * Mr Tony McPaul, General Manager Newcrest Services
 * Dr Craig Stegman, Managing Director, Northparkes Mines
 * Dr Nikki Williams, Chief Executive Officer, NSW Minerals Council
 * Dr Julian Thornton, Managing Director Peabody Energy Australia Pty Ltd
 * Mr William Champion, Managing Director, Rio Tinto Coal Australia - Coal and Allied Industries
 * Mr Zhiming Zhang, Chief Executive Officer, Shenhua Watermark Coal Pty Ltd
 * Mr Michael Gibson, Executive Director, Straits Resources Ltd
 * Mr Tony Galligan, Managing Director, Whitehaven Coal Infrastructure Pty Ltd
 * Mr Mick Buffier, Group Executive - Corporate Affairs, Government and Industry Relations and Sustainable Development, Xstrata Coal
 * Mr Ian Cribb, Chief Operating Officer, Xstrata Coal NSW

Staff
As of September 2011, the NSW Minerals Council had 20 staff.

Key staff members are:
 * Nikki Williams CEO
 * Sue-Ern Tan Deputy CEO
 * Emma Browning, Director - Government Relations
 * Scott Keenan, Deputy Director - Communications
 * David Gunzburg, IR Consultant
 * David Frith, Deputy Director - Environment and Community
 * Arti Sharma, Manager - Environment and Community
 * Lucy McClean, Manager - Environment and Community
 * Claire Doherty, Manager - Environment and Community
 * Andrew McMahon, Manager - Occupational Health and Safety

Contact Details
Level 12, 59 Goulburn St Sydney NSW 2000 AUSTRALIA

Postal Address: PO Box A244 Sydney South NSW 1235 AUSTRALIA Phone: 02 8202 7200 Fax: 02 8202 7255 Email: information AT nswmin.com.au Web: http://www.nswmin.com.au/

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