Collinsville Coal Mine, Kerale Dam NUMA EA amendment (A-EA-AMD-101123001)

Closed
22 October 2026 4.30pm
Topic
Environmental licensing and regulation
Type
Public notice and consultation

NC Coal Company Pty Limited has lodged an EA amendment application to nominate a final land outcome of NUMA for a part of the land located on ML1064 and ML1037, referred to as the Kerale Area domain.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994
Section 152
Application notice

NC Coal Company Pty Ltd

Resource activity: Mining activity relating to a mining lease

It is advised that NC Coal Company Pty Ltd. has lodged an application for a major amendment to an environmental authority in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Protection Act 1994. The environmental authority being amended is EPML00332013.

The application relates to the Collinsville Coal Mine, located in the Bowen Basin, approximately 160 kilometres (km) northwest of Mackay and 5km west of the Collinsville township.

The resource activity subject to amendment is proposed to occur on the western portion of ML1064 and the south-western portion of ML1037 centred around Kerale Dam within the Collinsville Coal Mine.

The application documents for the project, as submitted to Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) on 12 June 2026, consist of the following:

  • Collinsville Kerale EA amendment application form
  • Collinsville Kerale EA amendment application supporting information
  • Appendix A – Kerale Dam Seepage Assessment
  • Appendix B – Water Balance Report – Kerale Dam
  • Appendix C – Kerale Dam Hydraulic Assessment
  • Appendix D – Geochemical Investigation of Kerale Area Factual Report
  • Appendix E – Geochemical Investigation of Kerale Area Interpretive Report
  • Appendix F – Kerale Study Area – Ecology, Sediment and Water Quality Assessment.

Application documents may be inspected or accessed on:

Copies of, or extracts from, the application documents may also be obtained at: hamish.cato@glencore.com.au

It is advised that any person may make a submission about the application documents during the submission period, which is from 23/09/2026 to 22/10/2026. Submissions must be received on or before 4.30pm on the last day of the submission period. Submissions must be sent to:
Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Business Centre Coal, Emerald, Qld
PO Box 3028, Emerald, Qld, 4720
CRMining@detsi.qld.gov.au
Attention: Dr Alison Cummings

DETSI as administering authority shall accept all properly made submissions and may accept written submissions even if they are not properly made. A properly made submission must meet all of the following requirements:

  • be written or made electronically
  • state the name and address of each submitter
  • be made to the administering authority stated above
  • be received on or before the last day of the submission period
  • state the grounds of the submission and the facts and circumstances relied on in support of the grounds.

Submission may be made using the Submission form: Application or amendment application for an environmental authority /PRC plan / PRCP schedule (ESR/2015/1617). If you wish to make submissions electronically, please use submission form (ESR/2015/1617) as a guide about the matters that are to be included.

Enquiries about the application can be made directly to:
Hamish Cato, Environment & Community Manager, NC Coal Pty Ltd, Collinsville Coal Mine, Collinsville, QLD. Ph (07) 4785 4580.