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Wandoan coal still on cards
DESPITE Xstrata Coal announcing it will consolidate its two operating units in Australia, a spokesperson for the company said it will have no impact on the Wandoan Coal Project. The consolidation will result in the New South Wales and Queensland divisions combining under a single Xstrata Coal Australia operating division and management structure, to be run out of NSW. Western Downs Regional
Council Mayor Ray Brown said the news was “disappointing”. “The community in Wandoan has been going through this uncertainty for around 15 years” he said. A spokesperson for the company said the Wandoan Project is currently in the feasibility stage and remains subject to final approval. “In terms of our project pipeline, nothing has changed except that all projects in Australia will be
managed by the Xstrata Coal Australia management team,” the spokesperson said. “Following the Queensland Land Court’s recommendation to award a mining lease for the Wandoan Project, we are working towards the final grant of this lease by the Queensland Government. The companies’ Mackay office will also be closed, with an unspecified number of jobs to be lost.
ALL CLEAR: All that remains for Xstrata to proceed with their Wandoan Coal Project is the final okay for the Queensland Minister. Photo contributed.
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