The '''NSW Minerals Council''' is a lobbying body created by the large [[mining companies]] operating in [[New South Wales]]. It'sIts main purpose is to forward the economic interests of those companies and related industries by lobbying [[politician]]s and the public.
the NSWMC claims [[tax exempt]]ion status,<ref>[http://www.nswmin.com.au/about_nswmc/structure_of_the_council http://www.nswmin.com.au/about_nswmc/structure_of_the_council]</ref> although no reason is given for this.
==Campaigns==
The Minerals Council, headed by [[CEO]] [[NikkiStephen Williams]]Galilee, has run a number of campaigns recently highlighting, in their opinion the social and economic benefits conveyed on the [[Hunter Valley]] by the mining industry, especially the coal mining industry, in the face of sometimescampaigning biasedby environmentallocals, campaigningfarmers and environmentalists, concerned about mining's impacts food & water supply, [[coal dust]] health impacts, the destruction of [[natural heritage]] and coals impact on [[global warming]]. These include the frog ads found in a number of newspapers in NSW, and the current campaign entitiledentitled "Life. Brought to you by Mining".<ref>[http://www.nswmining.com.au http://www.nswmining.com.au]</ref>
The "Life..." campaign is also supported by [[Centennial Coal]] and the Miningmining arm of the [[CFMEU]]<ref>
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| last1 = Wendt | first1 = Greg
| title = <!--unknown. trying to find it.-->
| newspaper = [[Newcastle Herald]]
| date = [[2007-02-19]]
| orig-year = 2006
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