Comment sought on coal mine EIS

Updated

An environmental study into a massive coal mine in central-west Queensland has been released for public comment.

Hancock Galilee is proposing a $6.6 billion project near Alpha, east of Longreach.

The State Government says the environmental impact study (EIS is now available for the Kevin’s Corner mine and submissions are being sought before mid-December.

Deputy Premier Andrew Fraser says if it is approved, the mine will help to open up coal deposits in the Galilee Basin.

«The potential of this mine is to operate for up to 30 years, generating about 2,500 jobs during the construction phase and obviously many more jobs during the life of the project,» he said.

«This is something that is a significant project on any measure and any scale.»

He says the proposal targets thermal coal at depths suitable for open-cut and underground mining over the next three decades.

Construction could start as early as 2012 if approvals are granted and the first shipment of coal in 2014.

The EIS is on display at council offices at Alpha, Barcaldine, Jericho, Clermont and Emerald.

Topics:
mining-rural,
coal,
mining-industry,
mining-environmental-issues,
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clermont-4721,
emerald-4720,
jericho-4728

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