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With more than 120 wineries, the Hunter Valley produces some terrific wines including a crisp semillon and ripe shiraz. It is located around 100 miles north of Sydney. The most important economic activity in the valley is coal mining, mainly for export. There is increasing tension between the coal mining industry and some other industries because of the environmental impacts of coal mining including dust, water usage, water contamination, and destruction of agricultural land, and the impact of coal trucks on local and regional roads.