Corvus Metallurgical Coal project

Status

EIS active

Jobs

284 (construction) 500 (operational)

Investment

$1.2 billion

Project overview*

EIS status EIS active
Description

A greenfield underground longwall metallurgical coal mine, with supporting infrastructure, extracting up to 10.5 million tonnes per annum of run-of-mine coal generally suitable for steel production. Extraction is to occur over a planned mine life of 25 years.

Proponent Corvus Resources Pty Ltd.
Location/s

17km north of Emerald.

Find this and other projects on our map.

Local government/s

Central Highlands Regional Council

Investment

$1.2 billion

Key features
  • Underground coal mine
  • Coal preparation plant and associated infrastructure
  • Overland product conveyors
  • Access roads and tracks
  • Water, sewage and waste management infrastructure
  • Power infrastructure
Construction start date 2027
Jobs
  • 284 (construction)
  • 500 (operational)

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.

Environmental impact statement (EIS) process

DateActivity
Currently The draft EIS is being prepared by the proponent.
1 July 2026 Terms of reference for EIS  ( 1.6 MB) released.

The terms of reference includes the requirement to address matters outlined in the Preparing an EIS - Guideline for proponents (February 2024) ( 419.5 KB)

21 April 2026

Gazettal ( 242.9 KB) of 'coordinated project' declaration.

6 February 2026

Application, including initial advice statement ( 16.1 MB) submitted.

16 June 2025 Australian Minister for the Environment and Water decided the project is a ‘controlled action ’.

A project that has the potential to have a significant impact on matters of national environmental significance is called a 'controlled action' and requires approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth).

Media releases

Further information

Read more about the EIS process.

Last updated: 3 July 2026

Back to top