Winchester South project
Project overview*
EIS status | EIS active |
Description | Greenfield open cut coal mine with a yield of approximately 353 million tonnes of run of mine (ROM) coal over a 28-year mine life, with an annual extraction rate of up to 17 million tonnes per annum of ROM coal (11 million tonnes per annum of product coal) |
Proponent | Whitehaven WS Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Whitehaven Coal |
Location/s | Approximately 30 km south-east of Moranbah. Map |
Local government/s | Isaac Regional Council |
Investment | $1 billion |
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Construction start date | 2023 |
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* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.
Environmental impact statement (EIS) process
Date | Activity |
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Currently | Additional information for the EIS is being prepared by proponent. |
23 February 2022 | Coordinator-General stated a new project declaration lapse date of 6 March 2023. |
3 December 2021 | Additional information for the EIS requested by the Coordinator-General. |
4 August 2021 to 15 September 2021 | Draft EIS public consultation. Draft EIS, including appendices. |
26 February 2021 | Coordinator-General stated a new project declaration lapse date of 4 March 2022. |
4 September 2019 | Terms of reference for an EIS (![]() |
17 and 18 July 2019 | Commonwealth Minister for the Environment decided the project is a 'controlled action'. ![]() |
24 June 2019 to 19 July 2019 |
Public consultation period on draft terms of reference (![]() |
17 April 2019 | Gazettal (![]() |
14 February 2019 |
Application, including initial advice statement (![]() |
Media releases
$1 billion Winchester South project out for public comment (24 June 2019)
Economic boost for regional QLD with $1b Winchester South project declared (18 April 2019)
Further information
Last updated: 24 Feb 2022