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BlueScope Steel tells IPC that South32 coal mine expansion ‘critical’ to its survival
BlueScope Steel has backed the expansion of a coal mine in New South Wales, saying the project is “critical” to the survival of its Australian operations.
Key points:
- The IPC has begun a three-day public hearing as it considers plans to expand the coal mine
- South32 wants to extract 78 million tonnes from its Dendrobium colliery until 2048
- BlueScope Steel says the expansion is “critical” to the survival of its Australian operations
The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) is considering whether to approve South32’s plans to extend the life of its Dendrobium colliery, west of Wollongong, until 2048.
Under the proposal, the company would extract an additional 78 million tonnes of metallurgical coal for steelmaking from beneath Sydney’s…
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