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Samantha Lock

State's 'largest coal-mining proposal' under fire

A bid to extend Hunter Valley Operations would produce millions of extra tonnes of coal for export. (Darren Pateman/AAP PHOTOS)

A plan to extend the life of a major mine to 2050 has been described as the "largest coal-mining proposal ever put forward" in NSW with warnings steep cuts to other sectors' emissions will be needed to compensate.

The proposal to continue Hunter Valley Operations, a joint venture between Glencore and Yancoal, would produce an extra 437.6 million tonnes of thermal coal and 59.7 million tonnes of metallurgical coal for export.

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