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Queensland government gives tick to massive Rinehart coal project
By The Australian · May 29, 2012 · 12:36 am · Leave a Comment
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By Andrew Fraser and Rosanne Barrett
A MASSIVE mine part-owned by billionaire Gina Rinehart in central Queensland is one step closer, after the Newman government today announced its approval for the $6.4 billion Alpha Coal project.
The approval is the first for a coal mine in the Galilee Basin, but the project still needs environmental approval from the federal government.
