GVK Group has received environmental approval from the Coordinator General for its Kevin's corner mine project at Galilee Basin in Western Queensland, Australia.
The Kevin’s Corner project proposes a 30 million tonne per annum (mtpa) underground and open-cut coal mine and other associated infrastructure 65 km north-west of the Alpha township.The project would rely on the railway infrastructure of the adjacent Alpha Coal project to transport coal to the Port of Abbot Point, Bowen.
The project, with 30 million tpa capacity, comprises two open cut mine areas, three underground mine areas, coal handling and preparation facilities, mine waste and water facilities, a mine infrastructure area, a light industrial area, an accommodation village, an airport with 2.5 km runway, a 17.8 km rail spur and eight km mine access road.