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Byerwen Coal Project

Project overview*

EIS status	Approved with conditions
Description	Open-cut coal mine with a yield of up to 10 million tonnes per annum.
Proponent	Byerwen Coal Pty Ltd (joint venture between QCoal Pty Ltd and JFE Steel)
Location/s	Northern Bowen Basin, 20 km west of Glenden and 140 km west of Mackay. Map
Local government/s	Isaac Regional Council Whitsunday Regional Council
Investment	$1.76 billion
Key features	four mining zones comprising a total of eight open-cut pits two coal handling and preparation plants two train loading facilities, including rail loop and spur lines, connected to the existing line to Abbot Point augmented power supply
Jobs	350 (construction) 545 (operational)

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.

Environmental impact statement (EIS) process

Date	Activity
2 October 2014	Commonwealth Minister for the Environment's approval of 'controlled action', subject to conditions.
2 July 2014	Coordinator-General's Report for the Byerwen Coal project ( 5 MB) released. Additional information on the EIS Environmental Management Plan (14 May 2014)
29 January 2014 to 25 February 2014	Additional information for the EIS and submissions being assessed by other government agencies.
16 September 2013	Additional information for the EIS requested by Coordinator-General.
8 June 2013 to 23 July 2013	Draft EIS public consultation EIS - Summary ( 5.2 MB) Complete EIS
19 July 2011	Terms of reference for EIS ( 874 KB) released.
9 April 2011 to 16 May 2011	Draft terms of reference for EIS public consultation.
1 March 2011	Gazettal of 'coordinated project' declaration ( 236 KB)
4 February 2011	Application, including initial advice statement ( 2.4 MB), submitted.
13 January 2011	Project deemed a 'controlled action' by Commonwealth Minister for the Environment.
14 December 2010	Project referred to Commonwealth Minister for the Environment.

Read more about the EIS process.

Project changes

Project change application – Relocation of Southern Infrastructure

Date	Activity
3 July 2015	Coordinator-General's report on project change ( 236 KB) released.
2 June 2015	Proponent's project change application submitted ( 717 KB).

Annual report to the Coordinator-General

The proponent is required to submit an annual report to the Coordinator-General.

Further information

For more information, visit the Byerwen Coal project web page.

Last updated: 24 Jul 2024