Tag: Carmichael mine

Queensland gives Adani the bird

Queensland gives Adani the bird

EMBATTLED Indian miner Adani is vowing to press on to get the earth moved at its Queensland mine operations. The company said while it was ready to begin building the mine in the Galilee Basin in central Queensland, approval processes were continuing to hinder progress. The miner met with the state's Environment Department in early May, where it was told a number of new commitments need to be met before the plan is approved, including its management plan for an endangered finch, further delaying the controversial multi-billion-dollar project. Adani Australia chief executive Lucas Dow said the Government was trying to stall, but the company would work "feverishly" to meet the new demands. “After more than 18 months and seven revisions,...

Adani: All hands on deck

Adani: All hands on deck

BY CAMERON DRUMMOND THE Carmichael coal, rail and port project will purportedly make up just one third of Adani’s total investment into Australia by 2022, with the Indian mining giant earmarking 1500MW worth of renewables projects and a 1 million tonnes per year agribusiness export mechanism. Construction works have started this month on Adani’s mammoth $16.5 billion Carmichael coal mine, rail and port project, two months after company chairman Gautam Adani gave the operation the green light. The massive undertaking has come under intense scrutiny by environmentalists, as well as the State and Federal politicians since it was brought to the table six years ago. However, Adani persevered through a myriad of red tape and court appeals, confirming...