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Bowen River Coal Pty Ltd – Cows Coal Project

Project summary

Bowen River Coal Pty Ltd (BRC) has lodged an application for a new environmental authority under Chapter 5 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 in relation to mining lease application (MLA) 10345 for the purpose of an open-cut coal mine operation.

The following activities have been applied for:

  1. chemical storage
  2. extraction
  3. screening
  4. crushing
  5. sewage treatment plant.

A copy of the Cows Coal Project draft environmental authority (PDF, 762K)* is available.

Project location

Cows Coal Project is situated 8 km south of Collinsville in Central Queensland.

Further information

The public notification period for this application has ceased.

Copies of publicly available documents can be obtained at either:

  1. the Department of Employment and Economic Development and Innovation Mining Registrars office at Tropical Weeds Research Centre, 27–37 Natal Downs Road, Charters Towers, Queensland.

For further information on the project, contact the project manager by telephone on (07) 4987 9320 or by mail at:

Environmental Services Unit (Mining)
Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
PO Box 19
Emerald QLD 4720.

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Last updated
22 December 2011