UNDERGROUND

Bengal gains underground mining lease

THE Queensland government has issued a mining lease to Bengal Coal for an underground mine near Dysart in central Queensland until 2039, which has the potential to create construction jobs and 200 operational jobs for the life of the mine.

Queensland Resources Council CEO Ian Macfarlane

Queensland Resources Council CEO Ian Macfarlane

Queensland Resources Council CEO Ian Macfarlane said Bengal Coal's Dysart East underground coal project in the Bowen Basin had a target to produce about 1.9 million tonnes per annum of prime hard coking...

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