THE NSW government insists mining will be banned beneath a new 6000-hectare national park on the fringe of south-western Sydney, putting it on a collision course with BHP Billiton, which said it still plans to extract billions of dollars worth of black coal from the area.
Negotiations are continuing between the government and BHP Billiton subsidiary Illawarra Coal, which holds one of several mining leases that cover the area to become Dharawal National Park, near Campbelltown.
Sydney Morning Herald
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