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Xstrata goes back on coal mine expansion threats

  •  8 April 2009
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Xstrata goes back on coal mine expansion threats

XSTRATA says it remains committed to investing in infrastructure projects which will support its Wandoan coal mine, Queensland.

These recent statements contradict earlier threats that the company would not go ahead with development plans if the federal government's emissions trading scheme (ETS) was implemented.

The miner is now claiming that the Wandoan project would not be impacted heavily by an ETS, as it is a low-emissive mine.The project would produce 1300 future construction jobs and 860 operational jobs.

Xstrata says while it supports the development of renewable and clean coal technologies, coal will continue to be an affordable and readily available base-load energy as these technologies come to fruition.

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  • The sheep that cried greed is good

    Brian62 | 7 June 2010 at 8:25

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