Adani (an India based company) is set to develop a 60 million tonne (product) per annum (Mtpa) thermal coal mine in the north Galilee Basin approximately 160 kilometres (km) north-west of the town of Clermont, Central Queensland. All coal will be railed via a privately owned rail line connecting to the existing Aurizon rail infrastructure near Moranbah, and shipped through coal terminal facilities at the Port of Abbot Point and/or the Port of Hay Point (Dudgeon Point expansion). The Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Project (the Project) will have an operating life of approximately 90 years.
The Project is comprised of two major components:
- A green field coal mine over EPC1690 and the eastern part of EPC1080, which includes both open cut and underground mining, on mine infrastructure and associated mine processing facilities (the Mine) and offsite infrastructure.
- A green field rail line connecting the Mine to the existing Goonyella Rail System to provide for export of coal via the Port of Abbot Point and/or the Port of Hay Point (Dudgeon Point expansion).
Only time will tell whether the project requires the recruitment of skilled workers via the subclass 457 visa program but based on other similar projects it seems highly likely.
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