Six more coal mines very likely near ADANI.
Australia is really breaking free of the LUNATIC EXTREMIST GREENIES' death grip.
A new HELE clean coal power station in Nth Qld delivering endless cheap power will really show Australia has trampled the LUNATIC EXTREMIST GREENIES into the dust.Adani could be 'ice-breaker' for six more proposed Galilee Basin mines, resources body saysBy Jemima Burt Updated 12 Jun 2019, 7:39am
PHOTO: Ian Macfarlane from Queensland Resources Council says Adani is "the ice-breaker" for the Galilee Basin. (AAP: Lukas Coch)
A decision on the Adani groundwater management plan is set down for tomorrow with environmentalists saying if the Queensland Government gives the green light it will set a precedent for six other mines also planned for the region and allow Adani to break ground within weeks.Key points:
There have been six other mine project proposals put before the Federal Department of Environment and Energy
Resources council says the projects following Adani will "have a much easier run"
In the nine years since its inception, Adani has significantly scaled back the estimated coal output for the mine
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) said the other projects would have a "much easier run" if the rail line was already established and the environmental approvals had been cleared.
QRC chief executive Ian Macfarlane said Adani was "actually the ice-breaker that will lay down those baselines and will provide the infrastructure".
"What's going to happen with the groundwater application and its potential approval is that any further applicants will have not only the infrastructure to get the coal out because the railway line will be there," he said.
"They'll also have a baseline of where they can work from in terms of both the black-throated finch, the groundwater and then thirdly, the general environmental conditions they have to adhere to as part of opening a new basin.
Read all about it herehttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-12/adani-approval-could-be-galilee-basin-ice-breaker/11194510