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Whitehaven Vickery mine expansion to extract 250% more coal approved by NSW – The Guardian
Expanded mine in north-west NSW predicted to generate extra 100 million tonnes of greenhouse gases once coal is burned
New South Wales authorities have approved a Whitehaven Coal plan to develop an expanded new coalmine in the states north-west.
The decision allows 168m tonnes to be extracted from the proposed Vickery coalmine, near Boggabri, over 30 years. Between 60% and 70% of it is expected to be metallurgical coal used in steel-making and the remainder thermal coal for electricity generation.
The mine was originally approved in 2014 for the extraction of 135 million tonnes of coal over 30 years, but White…
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