South Burnett Coal Project

Project overview*

EIS status	EIS active
Description	Open cut thermal coal mine and multi-use transport corridor
Proponent	MRV Tarong Basin Coal Pty Ltd
Location/s	Mine: 6 kilometres (approximate) south of Kingaroy Transport corridor: 131 kilometre (approximate) from mine to Theebine Map
Local government/s	South Burnett Regional Council (mine & transport corridor) Gympie Regional Council (transport corridor) Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council (transport corridor) Fraser Coast Regional Council (transport corridor)
Investment	Mine: $200-250 million Transport corridor: $300-700 million
Key features	open cut coal mine coal transport infrastructure
Expected completion	2019
Jobs	600 (construction) 500 (operational)

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.

Date	Activity
Currently	Draft EIS being prepared by proponent
19 December 2016	Terms of Reference for EIS ( 362 KB)
17 October 2016 – 5pm on 14 November 2016	Draft terms of reference for EIS public consultation ( 440 KB)
18 August 2016	Gazettal ( 239 KB) of 'coordinated project' declaration.
8 August 2016	Final initial advice statement ( 23.7 MB) submitted.
21 June 2016	Commonwealth Minister for the Environment decided the project is a 'controlled action'.
11 May 2016	Application, including initial advice statement, submitted.
10 May 2016	Project referred to Commonwealth Minister for the Environment.