Boggabri Coal Mine operator Idemitsu proposes $513 million extension plan to keep mine open to 2039

Andrew Messenger
August 14 2021 - 12:00pm
DIGGING DEEP: Boggabri coal mine operator Idemitsu has asked the state government to allow the company to dig deeper, to extend the life of the mine to 2039. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
DIGGING DEEP: Boggabri coal mine operator Idemitsu has asked the state government to allow the company to dig deeper, to extend the life of the mine to 2039. Photo: Dallas Kilponen

Mining giant Idemitsu has revealed plans to extend the life of its Boggabri Coal Mine to 2039, in a plan worth a staggering $513 million.

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Andrew Messenger

Andrew Messenger

Northern Daily Leader journalist

Politics, environment and energy journalist at the Northern Daily Leader. I also write about health, bushfires and occasionally music. I'm a Brisbane boy by way of Charleville and Hobart who now lives in in beautiful New England. Get me at andrew.messenger@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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