Law360, New York (February 11, 2013, 6:44 PM ET) -- Australia has granted conditional approval to Whitehaven Coal Ltd.'s $675 million coal project in New South Wales, reversing its days-old decision to delay the project for a third time, Australia's federal environment minister said Monday.
Tony Burke, the country's minister for sustainability, environment, water, population and communities, said in a statement issued Monday that Whitehaven's Maules Creek mine in the Gunnedah Basin could go forward along with two other coal mining developments in New South Wales after the department installed a number of environmental safeguards for...
Australia OKs $675M Whitehaven Coal Project Days After Delay
To view the full article, take a free trial now.
