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Alpha Coal Project
Project overview*
| EIS status | EIS active |
| Description | Open-cut coal mine with an initial export capacity of 30 millions tonnes per annum (mtpa), supported by new rail and port infrastructure. |
| Proponent | Hancock Coal Pty Ltd, Hancock Alpha West Pty Ltd and Hancock Coal Infrastructure Pty Ltd (joint proponents) |
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| Investment | $7 billion |
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| Expected completion | 2014 |
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Common user infrastructure
The railway and port will be designed to transport, load and ship the coal produced by the Alpha and Kevin's Corner mines but will be capable of being expanded to accommodate additional users.
The $7 billion investment in the Alpha Coal Project includes a $2.5 billion contribution towards this common user infrastructure ($1.5 billion for the rail and $1 billion for the port).
Environmental impact statement (EIS) process
| Date | Activity |
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| 21 November to 19 December 2011 |
Submitter and agency consultation on addendum to supplementary EIS |
| 5 September to 3 October 2011 |
Submitter and agency consultation on supplementary EIS (SEIS) |
| 5 November to 20 December 2010 |
Public consultation on EIS |
| 1 June 2009 | Terms of reference for EIS (PDF, 1.7 MB) released |
| 7 February 2009 to 9 March 2009 |
Public consultation on draft terms of reference for EIS. |
| 13 January 2009 | Project deemed a ‘controlled action’ by federal environment minister. |
| 11 December 2008 | Project referred to federal environment minister. |
| 24 October 2008 | Gazettal of ‘significant project’ declaration. |
| 18 September 2008 | Application, including initial advice statement (PDF, 710 KB), submitted. |
Read more about the EIS process.
Media releases
- Have your say on Alpha Coal’s EIS (5 November 2010)
* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.
