Project overview*
| EIS status | Approved with conditions |
| Description | Open-cut and underground coal mines (with a total yield of 40 million tonnes per annum and capacity for future expansion); and railway line. The Coordinator-General's environmental assessment is dealing with the Mine and Rail components only. The Port component will be assessed separately once details are finalised. |
| Proponent | Waratah Coal Pty Ltd |
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| Investment | $6.4 billion (mine and rail component only) |
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* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.
Port facility assessed separately
This environmental impact statement (EIS) concerns only the mines and railway line components of the project. A port facility component will be assessed separately under another process.
Environmental impact statement (EIS) process
| Date | Activity |
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| 19 December 2013 | Commonwealth Minister for the Environment's approval of controlled action, subject to conditions.
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| 9 August 2013 | Coordinator-General's report on EIS ( 2.72 MB) released. |
| 8 April 2013 to 6 May 2013 |
Supplementary information to EIS public consultation. |
| 28 June 2012 | Request by Coordinator-General for proponent to provide supplementary information to EIS. |
| 26 September 2011 to 19 December 2011 |
EIS public consultation
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| 28 August 2009 | Terms of reference for EIS ( 532 KB) released. |
| 30 May 2009 to 29 June 2009 |
Draft terms of reference for EIS public consultation. |
| 20 March 2009 | Project deemed a controlled action by Commonwealth Minister for the Environment.
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| 13 February 2009 | Project referred to Commonwealth Minister for the Environment. |
| 28 November 2008 | Gazettal of 'coordinated project' declaration ( 185 KB) |
| 28 October 2008 | Application, including initial advice statement ( 584 KB), submitted. |
Read more about the EIS process.
Project variation
This project is a variation of an earlier project proposal by the proponent involving a port at Shoalwater Bay.
That project was declared a 'coordinated project' on 18 July 2008 but was subsequently rejected by the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment due to its unacceptable impacts on the environment.
Media releases
- Coordinator-General completes assessment of Galilee Coal project (9 August 2013)
- More consultation on Galilee coal project (8 April 2013)