Lake Lindsay project
The EIS process for this project has now concluded.
Anglo Coal (Capcoal Management Pty Ltd) is the proponent for a new open-cut coal mine to be known as the Lake Lindsay Project. The proponent lodged a Voluntary environmental impact statement (EIS) application for the project that was accepted by the department on 23 January 2004. The department managed the assessment of the project using the EIS process set out in Chapter 3, Part 1 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act).
The proposed project is in the Broadsound Shire located 25km south-east of Middlemount and 60km north of Blackwater in the Bowen Basin, Central Queensland. The proponent holds tenement under Mineral Development Licence (MDL) 170. The proposal involves mining up to 6Mtpa of volatile bituminous black coal for up to 30 years. The proposed mining area of 4173ha will be subject to a Mining Lease application.
Coal will be hauled by truck or overland conveyer 25km north-west to the existing German Creek mine for processing through the existing coal handling and preparation plant and transported off-site for export via the existing German Creek rail loop. Blasting will be necessary prior to conventional truck and shovel strip-mining, encompassing dragline operations to a depth of 80m later in the mine life. Flood levee banks will be constructed parallel to Oaky Creek during the life of mine to protect the mining operations from flood events up to the 100-year Average Recurrence Interval.
The proponent's EIS addressed a range of environmental issues, including site water discharge into Oaky Creek, potential dust nuisance and noise impacts, effects on flooding associated with the levee banks, levee bank management post-mining, and final void rehabilitation. The department's EIS assessment report concluded that the project was suitable to proceed and recommended mitigation measures to address the potential impacts of the project. The EIS assessment report was issued to the proponent in October 2005, completing the EIS process under Chapter 3, Part 1 of the EP Act.
Documents
- EIS assessment report 371.7 KB) (October 2005)
- Final terms of reference 264.2 KB) (August 2004)
- Draft terms of reference 735.1 KB) (March 2004)
- Initial advice statement describing the project 5.4 MB) (December 2003)
Further information
For further information about the EIS process for the Lake Lindsay project, please contact the EIS Coordinator on 13 QGOV (13 74 68) or email eis@detsi.qld.gov.au.