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An exploration crew drills a bore hole while exploring for coal in the Wandoan district in Queensland.

Drill Rig

An exploration crew drills a bore hole while exploring for coal in the Wandoan district in Queensland.

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Exploration crew members inspect a drill core sample while exploring for coal near Wandoan in Queensland’s Surat Basin.

Drilling Core

Exploration crew members inspect a drill core sample while exploring for coal near Wandoan in Queensland’s Surat Basin.

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Xstrata coal has removed close to 50,000 tonnes of coal from a sample pit at Wandoan for coal testing.

Wandoan Sample Pit

Xstrata coal has removed close to 50,000 tonnes of coal from a sample pit at Wandoan for coal testing.

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Xstrata Coal conducted extensive community consultation, including road safety sessions at local schools, before road haulage from the sample pit at Wandoan began earlier this year.

Wandoan Sample Pit – Road Haulage

Xstrata Coal conducted extensive community consultation, including road safety sessions at local schools, before road haulage from the sample pit at Wandoan began earlier this year.

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A core sample from Xstrata Coal’s exploration program in the Wandoan district, Queensland.

Core Sample

A core sample from Xstrata Coal’s exploration program in the Wandoan district, Queensland.

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Pastoral land in the Wandoan district.

Wandoan Landscape

Pastoral land in the Wandoan district.

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Local vegetation in the Wandoan district.

Wandoan Environment

Local vegetation in the Wandoan district.

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As part of the studies for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Wandoan Coal Project, Xstrata Coal studied the European cultural heritage of the district, as well as its Indigenous cultural heritage.

Windmill near Wandoan

As part of the studies for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Wandoan Coal Project, Xstrata Coal studied the European cultural heritage of the district, as well as its Indigenous cultural heritage.

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Environmental department staff inspect the growth of grasses planted as part of the mine’s land successful rehabilitation program at Xstrata Coal’s Rolleston Mine in central Queensland.

Rehabilitation at Rolleston Mine

Environmental department staff inspect the growth of grasses planted as part of the mine’s land successful rehabilitation program at Xstrata Coal’s Rolleston Mine in central Queensland.

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A front-end loader loads a truck at Xstrata Coal's Rolleston Mine in central Queensland.

Truck at Rolleston

A front-end loader loads a truck at Xstrata Coal's Rolleston Mine in central Queensland.

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Xstrata Coal's Ulan Mine in New South Wales.

Xstrata Coal Ulan

Xstrata Coal's Ulan Mine in New South Wales.

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Some employees of Xstrata Coal's Rolleston Mine live with their families in the local district, while others fly to the site and stay in the accommodation village (pictured) for seven days before flying home to spend seven days with their families.

Xstrata Rolleston Mine accommodation village

Some employees of Xstrata Coal's Rolleston Mine live with their families in the local district, while others fly to the site and stay in the accommodation village (pictured) for seven days before flying home to spend seven days with their families.

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Environmental Department staff check the growth of rehabilitation plantings at Xstrata Coal’s Rolleston Mine in central Queensland.

Rolleston Environment

Environmental Department staff check the growth of rehabilitation plantings at Xstrata Coal’s Rolleston Mine in central Queensland.

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A dragline at Xstrata Coal’s Bulga Mine in New South Wales.

Dragline at Bulga

A dragline at Xstrata Coal’s Bulga Mine in New South Wales.

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