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PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Coal developer Bandanna Energy was facing one less impediment to the development of its Springsure Creek coal project, in Queensland, after a second objection to the project was withdrawn.
In April this year, the ASX-listed Bandanna announced that only six objections had been received at the end of the public notification period for the Springsure Creek project’s three mining lease applications.
Of the six objections, three were from directly-affected landowners, two from remote landowners in relation to groundwater, and one from a community group.
Bandanna said on Tuesday that it would continue to work closely with the remaining four objectors and was seeking to resolve the objections within the coming weeks.
The company previously said that the timing of the construction of the Springsure Creek project remained uncertain, as Bandanna worked to finalise the project approvals, as well as secure the required funding.
The project, which was expected to produce about 5.5-million tonnes a year during its Stage 1 operation, was initially expected to deliver its first coal by mid-2015.