The Mount Thorley
Warkworth coal mine
is one of several “super
pit clusters” in Aus-
tralia’s Hunter Valley.
It operates 365 days
a year and provides
jobs for some 1,300
people. The owner is
currently considering
plans to expand. But
many residents say the
massive mine has cre-
ated a sense of sorrow
among them. “It’s not
just grieving for what
has been,” says one res-
ident. “It’s also grieving
for what could be and
will now not be.”
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