Whitehaven Coal gains approval for Vickery Extension Project
2021-09-17 10:08:59 [Print]
Australian-based Whitehaven Coal's (WHC) Vickery Extension Project has been approved by the Federal Environment Minister
This latest approval follows Whitehaven getting the green light from the NSW Independent Planning Commission in August last year.
The company plans to produce a majority of metallurgical coal for steel-making, including high-quality thermal coal for export.
. Vickery is WHC's proposed open-cut coal mine located 25 kilometres north of Gunnedah, in Northern NSW.
This latest approval follows Whitehaven getting the green light from the NSW Independent Planning Commission in August last year.
The company plans to produce a majority of metallurgical coal for steel-making, including high-quality thermal coal for export.