THE State Government’s rejection of a planned coal mine north-east of Margaret River has sparked thought among miners and glee in the conservation movement.
Yancoal Premier Coal community relations officer Geoff Blackford said knocking Vasse Coal Management’s plans on the head would lessen any possible competition for the two existing mines at Collie.
“But we are only service the domestic market,” he pointed out.
However, this second coal mine rejection “could make you wonder how you would go looking for coal elsewhere,” he remarked.
Griffin Coal general manager Russel Conley said Margaret River was a very different environment to Collie.
So consideration of Vasse Coal Management’s proposal would have been very different to consideration of expansion of the Muja South coal mine.
Collie Mail
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