THERE were a few tears, a couple of laughs but, most of all, plenty of camaraderie on display at Drayton Mine on Friday.
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The last of the site’s workforce, about 50 employees, attended an emotional gate-shutting ceremony at lunchtime, ending the company’s proud association with Muswellbrook and Singleton.
Two-hundred locals finished up a fortnight ago, after the Planning and Assessment Commission (PAC) rejected Anglo American’s Drayton South project on three occasions.
“It’s a devastating blow to the Upper Hunter community – from Singleton to Scone, Muswellbrook to Denman,” one man said.
“But, it’s been an absolute pleasure working alongside these people who I call friends.”