Completed projects
Completed mining EIS processes
The following mining proposals have been assessed under Part 1 of Chapter 3 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 and the EIS process has now been completed:
- Aurukun Bauxite project, 2025 (open-cut bauxite)
- Baralaba North continued operations project, 2014 (open-cut coal)
- Baralaba South Project, 2026 (open-cut coal)
- Bauxite Hills project, 2017 (open-cut bauxite)
- Boundary Hill South project, 2016 (open-cut coal)
- Cannington Life extension project, 2011 (open-cut minerals – lead/zinc/silver)
- Carborough Downs mine expansion project, 2007 (underground coal)
- Central Queensland coal project, 2021 (open-cut coal)
- Cloncurry copper project, 2010 (open-cut minerals – copper)
- Codrilla coal mine project, 2011 (open-cut coal)
- Curragh North (Pisces) coal, 2004 (open-cut coal)
- Dawson South stage 2 coal project, 2007 (open-cut coal)
- Drake Coal Project, 2013 (open-cut coal)
- Dugald River project, 2011 (underground minerals – copper/zinc)
- Eagle Downs coal project, 2010 (underground coal)
- Eaglefield expansion project, 2011 (open-cut coal)
- East End No.5 mine project, 2014 (open-cut minerals – clay/limestone)
- Elimatta project, 2014 (open-cut coal)
- Ellensfield coal mine project, 2012 (underground coal)
- Ensham Central project, 2006 (underground/open-cut coal)
- Ensham Life of Mine extension project, 2021 (underground coal)
- Foxleigh Plains project, 2013 (open-cut coal)
- Grosvenor coal project, 2011 (underground coal)
- Hillalong coal project, 2017 (open-cut coal)
- Integrated Isaac Plains project, 2009 (open-cut coal)
- Isaac Downs project, 2021 (open-cut coal)
- Lake Lindsay project, 2005 (open-cut coal)
- Lake Vermont Meadowbrook project, 2024 (underground coal)
- Middlemount coal project, stage 2, 2011 (open-cut coal)
- Millennium expansion project, 2011 (open-cut coal)
- Minyango project, 2014 (underground coal)
- Moorvale coal mine (open-cut coal)
- Moranbah South project, 2014 (open-cut coal)
- Mungana gold open pit development project, 2011 (open-cut minerals – gold)
- New Acland coal mine expansion, 2006 (open-cut coal)
- Newlands coal extension project, 2013 (underground/ open-cut coal)
- Newlands coal project, 2006 (open-cut coal)
- Norwich Park (East Pit) coal mine, 2008 (open-cut coal)
- Paradise South phosphate project, 2008 (open-cut minerals – phosphate)
- Poitrel coal project, 2005 (open-cut coal)
- Rocklands copper project , 2011 (open-cut minerals – copper)
- Rolleston Coal expansion project, 2015 (open-cut coal)
- Roseby copper project, 2008 (open-cut minerals – copper)
- Saint Elmo Vanadium project, 2020 (open-cut minerals – vanadium)
- Saraji East Mining Lease project, 2025 (underground/ open-cut coal)
- Sarsfield expansion project, 2014 (open-cut minerals – gold)
- Skardon River bauxite project, 2016 (open-cut minerals – bauxite)
- Sonoma coal project, 2006 (open-cut coal)
- Springsure Creek coal mine project, 2013 (underground coal)
- Taroborah coal project, 2015 (underground/ open-cut coal)
- The Range project, 2013 (open-cut coal)
- Urquhart Point mineral sands project, 2013 (open-cut minerals – mineralised sand)
- Vermont coal project, 2005 (open-cut coal)
- Vital Metals watershed project, 2009 (open-cut minerals – tungsten)
- Washpool coal mine project, 2012 (open-cut coal)
Completed greenhouse gas storage EIS processes
The following greenhouse gas storage proposals have been assessed under Part 1 of Chapter 3 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 and the EIS process has now been completed:
- Surat Basin Carbon Capture and Storage Project, 2024 (greenhouse gas – carbon dioxide storage)
Completed gas and petroleum EIS processes
The following gas and petroleum proposals have been assessed under Part 1 of Chapter 3 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 and the EIS process has now been completed:
- Arrow Bowen pipeline project, 2013 (liquid natural gas pipeline)
- Bowen Gas project, 2014 (coal seam gas/liquid natural gas wells)
- Gladstone LNG project, 2009 (liquid natural gas plant)
- Surat gas project, 2013 (coal seam gas/liquid natural gas wells)
- Surat to Gladstone pipeline project, 2010 (coal seam gas pipeline)
Environmental authorities
- Environmental authorities that were issued after the EIS process was completed are available on the Environmental Protection Act 1994 Environmental authorities: Public Register. You may search for a project’s environmental authority using the proponent name, project location or project tenure.
Contact the department
For further information please contact the department’s Environmental Services and Regulation Division in Brisbane.