Private company Magnetic South is advancing its greenfield Washpool coal project, 12.5 km north-west of Blackwater, through the approvals process. Its referral under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act is open for public comment until June 30. Project documents show coal would be extracted from an open-cut pit using conventional truck and shovel mining methods at an expected rate of about 5.5Mtpa of ROM coal. The Washpoo…
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