Project overview*
| EIS status | Approved with conditions |
| Description | Large-scale, greenfield coal mine with a yield of up to 38 million tonnes per annum of thermal coal. |
| Proponent | MacMines Austasia Pty Ltd |
| Location/s | Approximately 300km west of Mackay. Map |
| Local government/s | Isaac Regional Council |
| Investment | $6.7 billion |
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* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.
Environmental impact statement (EIS) process
| Date | Activity |
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| 22 November 2022 | Coordinator-General’s evaluation report on the EIS lapsed. |
| 22 November 2018 | Coordinator-General’s report on final EIS released ( 12.8 MB)
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| 8 March 2018 | The Coordinator-General accepted the draft EIS as the final EIS. EIS Documents |
| 5 July 2017 | Coordinator-General stated a new project declaration lapse date of 9 March 2018. |
| 3 February 2017 | Coordinator-General stated a new project declaration lapse date of 10 July 2017. |
| 1 July 2016 | Coordinator-General stated a new project declaration lapse date of 8 February 2017. |
| 6 November 2015 | Additional information for the EIS requested by Coordinator-General. |
| 25 July 2015 to 7 September 2015 | Draft EIS public consultation |
| 26 May 2015 | Coordinator-General stated a new project declaration lapse date of 8 July 2016. |
| 4 December 2014 |
Released amended terms of reference ( 567 KB) to require assessment of Commonwealth and State matters.
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| 12 November 2014 | Commonwealth Minister for the Environment decision requiring assessment under an accredited assessment process. |
| 30 October 2014 |
Commonwealth Minister for the Environment decided the project is a 'controlled action'.
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| 1 October 2014 | Project referred to Commonwealth Minister for the Environment. |
| 10 June 2014 | Coordinator-General stated a new project declaration lapse date of 9 July 2015. |
| 9 January 2013 | Terms of reference for EIS ( 595 KB) released.
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| 3 November 2012 to 3 December 2012 | Draft terms of reference for EIS public consultation. |
| 31 October 2012 |
Gazettal of 'coordinated project' declaration ( 217 KB), initial advice statement ( 1.89 MB).
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Read more about the EIS process.
Media releases
Have your say on the China Stone Coal Project (24 July 2015)
Further information
For more information, visit the China Stone Coal Project web page.
Addendum to the Additional information to the EIS
- Addendum ( 5.8 MB)
- Response on power station ( 231 KB)
Additional information to the EIS Volume 6
Additional information – chapters
- Volume 6 - Supplement chapters 1 to 5 ( 2.2 MB)
Additional information - Attachments to volume 6
- Attachment A - Individual Responses to Submissions ( 4.1 MB)
- Attachment B - Response to Non-specific Submissions ( 1 MB)
- Attachment C - Response to IESC Advice ( 911 KB)
- Attachment D - Additional Information on Groundwater ( 22 MB)
- Attachment E - Additional Information on Surface Water ( 3.2 MB)
- Attachment F - Additional Information on Ecology ( 1.9 MB)
- Attachment G - Response to DSD SIA Advice ( 1.1 MB)
- Attachment H - Additional Information on SIA ( 1.8 MB)
- Attachment I - Additional Commitments ( 909 KB)
- Attachment J - Redacted Biodiversity Offset Strategy (EIS Appendix H) ( 1.3 MB)
- Attachment K- Final Landform Cross Sections ( 3.6 MB)
Draft EIS
- Executive summary ( 20.1 MB)
- Table of contents ( 1.1 MB)
Draft EIS - Volume 1A
- 1 - Introduction ( 2.7 MB)
- 2 - Regulatory framework ( 1.0 MB)
- 3 - Consultation ( 4.8 MB)
- 4 - Project description ( 17.5 MB)
- 5 - Land use ( 3.6 MB)
- 6 - Subsidence ( 6.4 MB)
- 7 - Tailings and power station waste storage facilities ( 2.0 MB)
- 8 - Rehabilitation ( 17.7 MB)
- 9 - Terrestrial ecology ( 6.2 MB)
- 10 - Aquatic ecology ( 15.0 MB)
- 11 - Matters of national environmental significance ( 5.4 MB)
- 12 - Groundwater ( 2.9 MB)
- 13 - Surface water ( 19.3 MB)
- 14 - Climate ( 786 KB)
Draft EIS - Volume 1B
- 15 - Air quality ( 1.9 MB)
- 16 - Noise and vibration ( 957 KB)
- 17 - Visual amenity ( 1.6 MB)
- 18 - Socio-economic impact assessment ( 9.1 MB)
- 19 - Traffic and transport ( 1.7 MB)
- 20 - Cultural heritage ( 799 KB)
- 21 - Non-mining waste management ( 1.2 MB)
- 22 - Hazard and risk ( 2.8 MB)
- 23 - Cumulative impacts ( 1.3 MB)
- 24 - Environmental management ( 3.7 MB)
- 25 - References ( 814 KB)
- 26 - Glossary ( 802 KB)
- 27 - Abbreviations ( 787 KB)
- 28 - EIS study team ( 737 KB)
- 29 - Terms of reference ( 1.9 MB)
- 30 - Guide to the terms of reference ( 1.6 MB)
Draft EIS - Volume 2
- Appendix A - Subsidence report ( 8.9 MB)
- Appendix B - Draft subsidence management plan ( 5.9 MB)
- Appendix C - Mine waste storage facility conceptual design report ( 9.2 MB)
- Appendix D - Geochemistry report ( 9.3 MB)
- Appendix E - Soils and land suitability report ( 10.4 MB)
Draft EIS - Volume 3
- Appendix F - Terrestrial ecology report ( 22.5 MB)
- Appendix G - Aquatic ecology and stygofauna report ( 14.2 MB)
- Appendix H - Biodiversity offset strategy ( 587 KB)
Draft EIS - Volume 4
- Appendix I - Groundwater report ( 19.3 MB)
- Appendix J - Open cut mine drainage report ( 13.2 MB)
- Appendix K - Water management system modelling report ( 8.2 MB)
- Appendix L - Air quality report ( 4.9 MB)
Draft EIS - Volume 5
- Appendix M - Noise report ( 11.2 MB)
- Appendix N - Socio-economic impact assessment report ( 18.8 MB)
- Appendix O - Road impact assessment report ( 8.4 MB)
- Appendix P - Non-indigenous cultural heritage report ( 14.3 MB)