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Wollongong Coal gets approval to expand Russell Vale coal mine above Sydney’s water catchment
An application by a New South Wales mining company, that is more than $1 billion in debt, to expand its mining operations above Sydney’s water catchment has been approved.
Key points:
- Wollongong Coal’s application to expand its Russell Vale colliery have been approved by the IPC
- It determined the impacts of the project were acceptable and the project is in the public interest
- Community groups say the company’s poor financial record should be taken into account by the planning commission
The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) gave Wollongong Coal the green light to extract an additional 3.7 million tonnes of metallurgical coal at its Russell Vale colliery over the next five years.
Its approval is subject to 118 conditions.
In a statement,…
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