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Details of the Wallarah 2 Coal Project plans, objectives, construction and proposed operation of the mine are presented.

Preliminary findings of the detailed assessments on potential impacts associated with the W2CP construction and operation on environmental issues such as water catchments and supply, subsidence, flooding, groundwater, flora and fauna, noise, air quality, land use, visual impact, greenhouse gases, and traffic and transportation are available.

The Project will be subject to a comprehensive environmental assessment process.
Final Report released by the Independent Expert Panel.

WACJV and their consultants will continue the proactive community consultation program which is both systematic and outcomes based.

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There will be two surface facilities areas for the mine. Most facilities, including mine entry, storage and rail loop, will be located on the Tooheys Road site on the eastern side of the F3 Freeway. The Buttonderry site, on the western side of the F3, will mostly provide for air ventilation.

Tooheys Road


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The proposed infrastructure to be located at the Tooheys Road site is shown on Figure 2 and listed below:

  • Rail spur and loop with coal loader and two rail overbridges along Tooheys Road;
  • Office facility, inclusive of minor administration offices, bathrooms, training facilities;
  • Coal stockpiles and material handling facilities;
  • Site access roads including at least partial relocation of Tooheys Road;
  • Mine access drift and portal;
  • Gas extraction and treatment plant;
  • Car parking facilities;
  • Surface workshop, secure store;
  • Bulk dry goods store;
  • Open yard storage;
  • Air compressor installation;
  • Vehicle wash down bay, incorporating water treatment plant;
  • Fuel, oil and flammable goods storage area;
  • Fire fighting water storage tanks and surface fire station;
  • Incoming electric power lines, switchyard and transformers;
  • Sewage treatment facilities;
  • Environmental monitoring station;
  • Mine operations pretreatment water storage dam and surface runoff settling ponds; and
  • Mine water treatment plant.

The facilities for handling the run of mine (ROM) coal consist of:

  • A 4,000 t/h receival system;
  • A 50,000 t raw coal surge stockpile;
  • A 2,000 t/h raw coal reclaim, crushing and stacking system;
  • A 2,000 t/h overhead tripper to stack crushed coal on the 250,000 t product stockpile.  Additional emergency stockpile capacity will be achieved using dozer pushout;
  • A tunnel reclaim system under the product stockpile using coal valves;
  • A 4,500 t/h train loading system including a loading bin of approximately 250 tonnes capacity. Train loading will initially be operated at 3,000 t/h; and
  • A balloon loop coming off the main railway line that will be able to hold three of the anticipated 3,400 tonne trains.

Buttonderry


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The Buttonderry site at Hue Hue Road is located immediately south of the Council’s Buttonderry Waste Management Facility.  It will be the main site for employees for the mine.  The site layout is shown on Figure 3 and will consist of:

  • Ventilation and employee / materials access, shafts and fan;
  • Main office facility for 40 staff, inclusive of administration offices and training rooms;
  • Bathroom and showers for 120 men and 20 women with the ability to vary the numbers;
  • Car parking facilities for 150 cars;
  • Small fuel, oil and hazardous materials storage area;
  • Explosives magazine;
  • Fire fighting water storage tanks for surface fire;
  • Sewage treatment facilities;
  • Emergency services helicopter landing area;
  • Air compressor installation;
  • Environmental monitoring station;
  • Ballast borehole; and
  • Electrical switchyard, hardstand and pollution control facilities.

An Artists Impression of the proposed Buttonderry site is shown on Figure 4.


Figure 4

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