A new nearly $7 billion mega-mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin is a step closer after gaining approval from the state's coordinator-general, who released has an evaluation of the environmental impact statement (EIS), but conservationists say the decision is "reckless".
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| A State Development Minister spokeswoman says the project is subject to strict conditions. |
MacMines AustAsia's 20,000-hectare China Stone thermal coal project is expected to produce 38 million tonnes of coal annually.
It will create thousands of jobs and is planned to be built alongside Adani's proposed mine in central Queensland, looping into the Indian project's planned railway line to Abbot Point.
Read the story from ABC News by Andree Withey - “China Stone thermal coal mine gets coordinator-general approval but conservationists unhappy.”
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