Lake Vermont Meadowbrook project

Project overview

Current stage

• Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process completed

Description

• Development of an underground longwall (plus bord and pillar) mine and open cut (satellite) mine pits.
• Extraction of up to 7 million tonnes per year of coal to produce approximately 5.5 million tonnes per year of metallurgical product coal.
• Development of supporting Mine Infrastructure Area (MIA).
• Development of an infrastructure corridor linking the MIA to existing Lake Vermont Coal Mine.
• Construction of drifts and shafts to provide access to underground operations.
• Use of the existing Lake Vermont Coal Mine’s Coal Handling and Preparation Plant, tailings storage facility and water/power and rail infrastructure.
• Expansion to the existing Lake Vermont Accommodation Village at Dysart.

Proponent

• Bowen Basin Coal Pty Ltd on behalf of the Lake Vermont Joint Venture including QCMM (Lake Vermont Holdings Pty Ltd), Marubeni Coal Pty Ltd, CHR Vermont Pty Ltd and Coranar (Australia) Pty Ltd. For further information visit Jellinbah Group project page, contact: webenquiries@jellinbah.com.au or phone: (07) 3877 6700.

Location

• Approximately 30 kilometres northeast of Dysart in Central Queensland.

Local government

• Isaac Regional Council.

Lifespan

• 20–25 years.

Jobs

• 200 (construction)
• 350–400 (operational)

Commonwealth approval needed

• Yes (controlled action EPBC 2019/8485), single EIS assessment for the Queensland and Commonwealth Governments.

Environmental impact statement (EIS)

The process for the assessment of this project was as follows:

1. Submission of draft TOR
2. Public notification of draft TOR
3. Final TOR issued—EIS in preparation
4. Public notification of EIS
5. Proponent responds to submissions
6. EIS assessment report

The EIS Assessment Report was issued to the proponent on 29 April 2024 in accordance with section 60 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act). The EIS process under Chapter 3, Part 1 of the EP Act is complete.

Current documents

Publicly available documents can be obtained by accessing the links below, online, by emailing meadowbrook@jellinbah.com.au or by phoning the proponent on (07) 3877 6700

• EIS assessment report (PDF, 10.7 MB)
• Final Terms of Reference (PDF, 1.6 MB)

Superseded documents

• Section 51–52 public notice
• Draft terms of reference for the Lake Vermont Meadowbrook Project environmental impact statement (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• s42 Public Notice (PDF, 198.8 KB)
• Lake Vermont Meadowbrook Project Initial Advice Statement (PDF, 4.9 MB)

For further information about the EIS process for this proposal, contact the EIS coordinator on 13QGOV (13 74 68) or email eis@des.qld.gov.au