Yarrabee Coal Mine Continuation project
Project overview
Current stage
Final Terms of Reference (TOR) issued – EIS in preparation.
Description
- Open-cut coal mine expansion of the existing Yarrabee Coal Mine.
Key features
- An additional disturbance area of 2,296 hectares, an approximate 50% increase in overall disturbance.
- Relocation and/or new water management infrastructure, explosive magazines, powerlines and internal haul roads required, and tailings capacity reviewed.
- Amendment to an existing diversion of Twelve Mile Creek.
- Existing infrastructure utilised with no major upgrades or changes planned for the coal handling and processing plant (CHPP), rejects disposal, mine infrastructure area (MIA) or water supply.
- Continued extraction rate of up to 4 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) at an average rate of 3.8 Mtpa of run-of-mine coal.
- Improved final landform and associated land uses proposed for the site, minimising the number of residual voids and the extent of Non-Use Management Areas.
Proponent
- Yarrabee Coal Company Pty Ltd.
Location
- Approximately 40 km north-east of Blackwater.
Local government
- Central Highlands Regional Council.
Lifespan
- to 2070.
Jobs
- An increase of up to 60 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees and contractors to a total of approximately 490 FTE (operational).
Commonwealth approval needed
- Unknown. In accordance with the proponent’s proposed approach, this EIS will not assess the potential impacts of the project on any possible controlling provisions of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Environmental impact statement (EIS)
The process for the assessment of this project is as follows:
- Submission of draft TOR
- Public notification of draft TOR
- Final TOR issued—EIS in preparation
- Public notification of EIS
- Proponent responds to submissions
- EIS assessment report
The final TOR for the EIS has been issued, and the proponent is preparing the EIS.
Documents
Publicly available documents can be obtained by accessing the links below or by contacting Yarrabee Coal Company Pty. Ltd. on (07) 4983 8900, emailing Yarrabee.Environment@yancoal.com.au or viewing further information at www.yancoal.com.au/our-sites/yarrabee/
- Final Terms of Reference 1.6 MB)
- Draft Terms of Reference 2.1 MB)
- Public notice
- Initial Advice Statement (PDF, 67MB)
- Comments template
Further information
For further information about the EIS process for the Yarrabee Coal Mine Continuation project, please contact the EIS Coordinator (Yarrabee Coal Mine Continuation project) on 13QGOV (13 74 68) or email eis@detsi.qld.gov.au