A New Coal Port For Queensland
Posted by Big Gav in australia, coal, queensland
Talk about doing something about global warming is one thing - action is quite another. From The Australian - Govt considers Australia's first new coal port in 25 years:
AUSTRALIA'S first new coal port in 25 years could be built in Queensland, to boost the state's coal exports by 40 per cent. Premier Anna Bligh today announced a “trifecta” of proposals for the Bowen, Galilee and Surat coal basins, during a budget estimates committee hearing. Ms Bligh said the government was considering a $5.3 billion proposal by Waratah Coal, including a new mine near Alpha.
The Galilee Coal project would produce 25 million tonnes of thermal coal a year for export. A new coal port would be built near Shoalwater Bay, between Rockhampton and Mackay, with a 100 million tonne a year capacity. A 500km rail line from the Galilee Basin to the new port would open the region to coal exports for the first time.
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