Miners fear 'dirt' will hurt industry THE NSW mining industry has warned that if the level of corruption alleged at the inquiry into mining licences issued under the former Labor government had occurred in an African country, investors would abandon the region. Julian Malnic, founder of the Sydney Mining Club, has called on the state government to rectify the reputation of the industry, which he says has now been internationally damaged because of the allegations being aired at the Independent Commission Against Corruption's investigation into mining licences issued by former Labor resources minister Ian Macdonald.