Queensland Govt okays Adani's $21.7 billion coal project
The Dollar Business Bureau Australia’s Queensland Government has approved three mining leases for Adani’s $21.7 billion Carmichael coal mine and rail project in the Galilee Basin in Australia, a decision which has attracted significant protests from the country’s several environmental bodies. On Sunday, the State Mines Minister Anthony Lynham and the Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk made the major announcement, with the latter terming the project as a major step forward amid extensive government and community scrutiny. “This is a major step forward for this project after extensive government and community scrutiny. Some approvals are still required before construction can start, and ultimately committing to the project will be a decision for Adani,” Palaszczuk said in her statement. Adani’s project, which is going to be the ...
Aus to expand ports to support projects like Adani
Source: PTI The Abbot Point port involves dredging 1.1 million cubic metres of spoil near the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which will then be disposed off on land. Australia on Tuesday approved a controversial coal port expansion to support projects, like Indian mining giant Adani's $6.5 billion Carmichael mine in Central Queensland, despite opposition from green groups which claim it will impact the fragile Great Barrier Reef. The Abbot Point port involves dredging 1.1 million cubic metres of spoil near the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which will then be disposed off on land. The approval lists a number of strict conditions that the project must fulfil before going ahead, including how and where the sediment can be moved. The ...
Adani's coal mine project in Aus faces fresh legal challenge
Source: PTI Indian mining giant Adani's $16.5-billion controversy-hit coal mine project in Australia on Monday faced a fresh legal challenge from an environmental group which sought quashing of a new government approval on grounds that it would harm the fragile Great Barrier Reef and add to climate change. The mega project located in Queensland's Galilee Basin was last month granted re-approval by EnvironmentMinister Greg Hunt. The mine, which would be the biggest in Australia, was approved subject to 36 strict conditions after a court action sidelined the project earlier this year because of its impact on the ornamental snake and yakka skink, a vulnerable species that hides under rocks. The Australian Conservation Foundation said Environment Minister Hunt failed to consider whether ...
