Hail Creek Coal Mine Eastern Margin Extension EA amendment (A-EA-AMD-100576264)
Environmental Protection Act 1994, Section 152, Application notice, Hail Creek Open Cut Coal Mine
It is advised that Hail Creek Holdings Pty Limited 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 EPML00661913.
The application relates land located approximately 85 km west of Mackay and 35 km north-west of Nebo in Central Queensland. The application is for an extension of current mining activities known as the Eastern Margin Extension Project. The project includes the extension of existing pits (Kemmis, Exevale and Carrinyah Pits – 542.57 ha disturbance), the creation of a new pit (Homevale Pit – 136.6 ha disturbance), and a haul road realignment (additional 5.4 ha disturbance).
The submission package under assessment is the proponent's response to an information request (IR) received by the administering authority on 1 May 2025.
The resource activity is proposed to occur on the following tenure(s): Mining Lease (ML) 4738.
The application documents for the project consist of:
- Application form
- Application summary
- Environmental assessment report
Appendices
- Appendix A – Environmental matters offset report
- Appendix B – Surface water impact report
- Appendix C – Groundwater impact assessment report
- Appendix D – Groundwater modelling technical report
- Appendix E – Brumby waterhole assessment report
- Appendix F – Air quality impact assessment report
- Appendix G – Noise vibration impact assessment report
Information request (IR) response:
- IR response letter
- Environment Assessment Report
- Appendix A – Ecological impact assessment report
- Appendix B – Surface water impact report
- Appendix C – Hail Creek functional design report
- Appendix D – Groundwater impact assessment report
- Appendix E – Groundwater modelling report
- Appendix F – Terrestrial and aquatic groundwater dependent ecosystems assessment
- Appendix G – Brumby waterhole assessment report
- Appendix H – Air quality impact assessment report
- Appendix I – Greenhouse gas assessment
- Appendix J – Noise and vibration impact assessment report
- Appendix K – Cultural heritage management plan
- Appendix L – Community and stakeholder engagement strategy
Application documents may be accessed at Current environmental authority application or amendment documents.
Copies of, or extracts from, the application documents may also be obtained at Glencore – Hail Creek Open Cut.
It is advised that any person may make a submission about the application documents during the submission period, which is from 13 May 2025 to 10 June 2025. Submission must be received on or before 4.30pm on the last day of the submission period. Submissions must be sent to:
Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Coal Business Centre
PO Box 3028, Emerald QLD 4720
CRMining@des.qld.gov.au
Attention: Alison Cummings
The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation 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.
Enquiries about the application can be made directly to:
Alan Shaw
Hail Creek Holdings Pty Limited
PO Box 107
Glenden QLD 4743
Telephone: 07 4840 4100