Maules Creek coal mine

Australia

The Maules Creek coal mine is a large open-cut black coal mine owned and operated by Whitehaven Coal, located in the Gunnedah Basin, near Boggabri in New South Wales, Australia. It has planning approval to extract up to 13 million tonnes of coal each year until 2034. The mine has been mired by political corruption and years of community legal action and direct action against the destruction of the Leard State Forest - in which the mine is situated - farmland, destruction of Gamilaray cultural sites and health impacts on surrounding communities. Whitehaven Coal have a 75% shareholding, Itochu 15% and J Power 10%.

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