The approval of this mine by minister anthony lynham marks a very dark day for farming in queensland, said lock the gate spokesperson. The australian governments approval of the olive downs metallurgical coal mine project near moranbah in central queensland will create more than new jobs in the region. Xstrata offers to sell 20% of australian coal project xsray. The wandoan coal project is a joint venture between glencore coal queensland pty limited, icra wandoan pty ltd and sumisho coal australia pty ltd. The recent glencore coal mine approval activates the 220km rail project between wandoan and banana, therein completing the missing rail link that will support wandoan coal to port for many decades to come. Michael batchelor was asked to give evidence on behalf of xstrata coal regarding the surface water management system proposed for the project, and the potential impacts of the project on flooding. Singaporean renewable energy company equis energy have advised they are planning on building a 1,000mw solar farm which would be the largest solar farm in australia in wandoan. Wandoan coal project iminco mining training information. Xstrata coal says it will not comment until after the merger and court case are settled. Interviewees felt that this rise in unemployment 2008in2010 reflected the uncertainty around the wandoan coal project, the impact of the global financial c, and the local flooding and risis. An eis under it is fedback into other approval processes. Wandoan power is working with xstrata coal to ensure a longterm coal supply and develop co2 storage options. Xstrata coal queensland pty ltd xcq and gladstone ports corporation are investigating the feasibility of a considerable expansion of port alma to export up to. Sep 11, 20 feasibility studies and government approvals processes for the wandoan thermal coal project which was originally an xstrata asset were already underway, with the greenfield asset billed to be the.
Wandoan coal project department of state development. Friends of the earths 5 year campaign resulted in the shelving of the wandoan coal project and put on hold 11 coal mines planned for the northern surat basin. An existing coal mine, cameby downs, is situated about 25 km east of miles, and currently rails coal to brisbane via the western line. Glencorexstrata parks wandoan coal project, cuts capex. An eis was prepared for the mine and rail project in 20072010 and the coordinatorgeneral issued a. In 2007, the wandoan coal project applied for mining leases over an area of approximately 32,000 hectares, immediately west of the township of wandoan in queenslands surat basin, 400 kilometres northwest of brisbane. Coal software systems, custom software solutions, inc.
In september 20, glencore announced the project had been put on hold and that this decision will not change with granting of the mining leases. Commonwealth minister for the environments approval of controlled action, subject to conditions. The wandoan coal project is a joint venture between glencore coal queensland pty limited, who own 75% of the venture, along with icra wandoan pty ltd and sumisho coal australia pty ltd, who each own 12. Doubts about the future of the wandoan mine had lingered since 2012, amid falling thermal coal prices and a poor market outlook. We develop concept designs for surface water management to separate clean and mineaffected runoff, including sizing of dams, drains and pumping systems. The granted permits are epc 1955 covering 124 subblocks, epc 2237 comprising 8 subblocks and epc 1987 covering 115 subblocks.
This is exciting news for queensland solar and australian solar. The area occurs in a strip which trends in a south easterly direction, approximately 25km northeast of wandoan town, which is 400km northwest of brisbane. The east wandoan coal project consists of three permits that have been granted by the queensland government and one application that is awaiting approval. Wandoan coal project scrapped friends of the earth australia. This page was last edited on 15 january 2020, at 15. The wandoan coal project comprises the development of thermal coal resources situated immediately west of the wandoan township, located in the taroom shire.
Following initial planning approval, wrm also completed a site water management plan. In 2007, the joint venture applied for mining leases over an area of approximately 32,000 hectares, immediately west of the township of wandoan in queenslands surat basin, 400 kilometres north. If the surat basin railway is built, the mine has approval to upgrade the wandoan line to the same standard i. The east wandoan project comprises three granted permits. Wrm are industry leaders in mine site water management for the planning, construction, operation and decommissioning phases of mining. The recent glencore coal mine approval activates the 220km rail project between wandoan and banana. Lease granted for wandoan coal mine queensland country life. Aug 09, 2017 lease granted for wandoan coal mine 2. Posted on august 7, 2017 by mike no comments v singaporean renewable energy company equis energy have advised they are planning on building a 1,000mw solar farm which would be the largest solar farm in australia in wandoan. Glencores wandoan coalmine wins approval from queensland government this article is more than 2 years old decision enrages environmental groups, with lock the gate calling it a very dark day. Natural resources and mines minister dr anthony lynham approved the grant of three 27year leases over 30,000 ha for stage 1 of the project, west of wandoan. Two thar coalbased power projects approved the express. The coal project is an experimental knowledge archival system built using the internet archives services. It was low during coal mining activity in 2008 and then began rising again contrary to the state averages in 200910.
The coal resources under the ground have a theoretical value on a companys balance sheet that an unbuilt coal plant or port does not. Olive downs mine approval to create more than new jobs friday 15 may 2020 12. Table 1 indicates where each component of condition 5. Interviewees felt that this rise in unemployment 2008in2010 reflected the uncertainty around the wandoan coal project, the impact of the global financial c.
Glencores wandoan coalmine wins approval from queensland government, the guardian, 9 august 2017. Xstrata admits wandoan coal may crumble in tough market. The wandoan coal project has environmental approvals from both the queensland and federal governments. Wandoan coal mine xstrata case environmental law australia. The approval has enraged environmental groups, who say the. This is exciting news for queensland solar and australian solar farms in general it could potentially be one of the biggest solar farms in the world. Since this motel was opened in 20 the customer profile has been as follows. Wandoan coal mine gets ok from land court swissowned global mining company xstrata, has received thumbs up from the queensland land court for what could be the biggest open cut coal mine in the southern hemisphere creating more mining jobs for the region.
With an expected mine life of over 30 years, the mine would produce thermal coal for export markets and possibly domestic. The wandoan project gives a particularly clear example of this. Wandoan coal project scuppered, the age, 11 september 20. Wandoan mega mine and the fitzroy delta friends of the. Wandoan coal project receives conditional approval the. Project atlas, near wandoan, is the first natural gas acreage in australia dedicated to supplying domestic customers.
Lease granted for glencores wandoan coal mine queensland. Sourcewatch is a project of the center for media and democracy cmd. The granted permits cover a total of 124 subblocks granted on march 30, 2010, 8 subblocks granted on march 28, 2011 and 115 subblocks granted on september 28 2012. The project is based on the juandah coal measures with underlying taroom coal measures. Xstrata offers to sell 20% of australian coal project. It means that while coal plants and ports get scrapped, mines just get put on hold.
Head to icn gateway to view the latest project information for wandoan coal project. Wandoan coal projects environmental impact assessment documents. Senexs groundbreaking project atlas is supplying natural gas to generate electricity and make products in queensland from bricks to beverage bottles. Mining giant glencores plan to build the first stage of a 22 milliontonne thermal coal project near wandoan, northeast of roma, was approved by mines minister anthony lynham this afternoon. The maules creek coal project is a major open cut coal mine located north east of the boggabri township. The local community was concerned about coal mine water management following events during the 201011 wet season. The wandoan mega mine would have produced 30mt of coal per year, equal to that of the adani carmichael coal mine in the galilee basin. The wandoan solar farm will be situated right in the middle of queenslands coal and gas region in queenslands area of the surat basin.
Mission statement the coal project is an experimental knowledge archival system built using the internet archives services. However, the queensland state government is yet to grant the mining leases. Environmental law australia wandoan coal mine xstrata. Found 400 kilometres north west of brisbane, xstratas wandoan project faced opposition from graziers and green groups who, on environmental grounds, attempted to stymie plans for the mine. Wandoan coal projectcoordinatorgeneral s report iii. Content is available under creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike. Feasibility studies and government approvals processes for the wandoan thermal coal project which was originally an xstrata asset were already underway, with. We routinely develop water balance models often using the goldsim or opsim software to support planning approvals, feasibility assessment and improved. Mdl 420 straddles the wandoan branch rail line, which would provide a direct rail link to the port of gladstone coal export facilities via the proposed surat basin rail line and existing moura line. Aug 08, 2017 doubts about the future of the wandoan mine had lingered since 2012, amid falling thermal coal prices and a poor market outlook. Openlink enables companies to manage coal quality from contract all the way through to delivery, and quality specification management capabilities are second to none. Aug 07, 2017 wandoan solar farm will add 1,000mw to qld solar. Wandoan coal project initial advice statement final december 2007 page 1 of 40 1.
Current recent coal mine approvals examine some examples and ask why so challenging. Queensland and the australian coal association and these parties accept no responsibility for any information. This means that not only will the 40 million tonnes of thermal coal that they planned to mine from wandoan each year stay in the ground, but it also means that the southern missing link rail line almost certainly wont get build because xstratas wandoan mine was the cornerstone project. This compliance tracking program ctp has been prepared in accordance with condition5. Capture positions, inventory and volumes intransit while also tracking balances by origin, product grade and quality so youll have the visibility you need to optimize. Doubts raised wandoan coal mine will go ahead abc news. Based on queensland health advice, the epp air objective of 50 micrograms per cubic metre. The project stores knowledge in a way that enables the information to be accessible in a structured form to historians, analysts, and other researchers. The wandoan coal project mdl 420 is located approximately 25 km south of wandoan in southern queenslands surat basin.