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Wandoan and Wambo will test Glencore's commitment

A TRUE test of whether Glencore is committed to sustaining coal production at its current levels could be whether the company acts immediately to withdraw from new coal mining projects it has on its books - especially the proposed Wandoan thermal coal project in Queensland and the United Wambo project in the Hunter Valley in NSW.

 The site of Glencore's Wandoan lease in Queensland.

The site of Glencore's Wandoan lease in Queensland.

Last week Glencore said it would keep production at about 145 million tonnes per annum to alleviate growth in greenhouse gases.   In September 2013 Glencore announced that the Wandoan project had been...

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