Xstrata Coal takes its responsibility for the local environment seriously and is committed to managing and reducing our impacts on the local environment.

The Wandoan Coal Project will manage the proposed mining operation with consideration for the local flora, fauna and waterways, and will implement leading management practices and standards to minimise and manage any potential impacts from dust, noise and vibration, and to manage our greenhouse footprint.

The Wandoan Coal Project received conditional environmental approval from the Federal Government in March 2011. The environmental approval follows consideration of the Project’s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Supplementary EIS, and the Queensland Coordinator-General’s report for the Wandoan Coal Project by the Commonwealth Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.

Federal Government approval is conditional on Xstrata Coal implementing measures to protect biodiversity and will allow Xstrata Coal to proceed with the final stage of the Mining Lease application. Xstrata Coal’s Wandoan Coal Project received environmental approval from the Queensland Government in accordance with the conditions in the Coordinator-General’s Report for the Project in November 2010.

More information

For more information on the Wandoan Coal Project, please see our fact sheets on the Project.

Read Xstrata Coal's media release about the Wandoan Coal Project's conditional environmental approval from the Commonwealth Government. Read Xstrata Coal’s media release about the Wandoan Coal Project's environmental approval from the Queensland Government. Download a summary of the Coordinator-General’s report or view the full report on the Queensland Department of Infrastructure and Planning's website.

View the Wandoan Coal Project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Supplementary EIS.

For information on Xstrata Coal’s sustainability performance, please read the Xstrata Coal Sustainability Report.