Correspondence Regarding Proposed Hunter Valley Coal Mine Expansion.

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Glencore's Hunter Valley coal mine expansion (HVO extension project) sought urgent meetings with DCCEEW officials and Minister Bowen in February-March 2024 to address regulatory concerns. The company requested "high-level clarification" on carbon-related issues arising from state and federal government coordination, specifically opposing NSW conditions that would restrict the project to sourcing greenhouse gas offsets only from within New South Wales. Glencore argued that facilities covered by the federal Safeguard Mechanism should not face additional state-based emissions regulation and raised concerns about the practicality of NSW-only offset requirements and potential impacts on the ACCU market. The correspondence shows direct corporate engagement with federal climate ministers regarding regulatory treatment of an existing coal mining facility, though the disclosed excerpts do not include departmental responses or final regulatory decisions on the project's EPBC Act assessment.