THE shifting ground rules over miners' use of agricultural land will affect developers of mining projects worth $100 billion in Queensland and NSW.
The ABARES database on major mining projects shows that coal and coal-seam gas dominate the resource industries in both states, with 21 projects that have received a firm go-ahead and another 75 projects that are at an advanced stage of planning but are yet to receive the final green light.
The three giant coal-seam gas projects in Queensland, worth a total of $52bn, top the list. Their developers have already signed 2600 contracts with farmers for the extraction of coal-seam gas from their properties. Read More
The Australian
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