Project overview*
| EIS status | Approved with conditions |
| Description | Open-cut mine producing 10-15 million tonnes per annum of thermal coal; and associated infrastructure. |
| Proponent | Clermont Coal Joint Venture, which comprises Queensland Coal Pty Limited (50.1% interest), Mitsubishi Development Pty Limited (34.9%) and EPDC Australia Pty Limited (15%). |
| Project Manager | Rio Tinto Coal Australia Pty Ltd |
| Location/s | 10 km north-west of Clermont and 234 km south-west of Mackay. Map |
| Local government/s | Isaac Regional Council |
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* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.
Key environmental impact statement (EIS) documents
- Coordinator-General's report on EIS (
1.19 MB), June 2005 - Supplementary EIS ( 6.54 MB), January 2005
- Environmental impact statement, July 2004
- Executive summary ( 142 KB)
- Executive summary (
- Complete EIS available at State Library Queensland (record number: 643073)
- Terms of reference for EIS ( 194 KB), December 2003
- Initial advice statement ( 956 KB), August 2003.
EIS process
Read more about the EIS process.
Australian Government approval
Commonwealth Minister for the Environment's approval of controlled action, subject to conditions.
Further information
For more information, visit Rio Tinto's Clermont Mine web page.