Deadline for final EIS

The final stage in the EIS process for Southern Bowen Basin miner

The proponents of the Baralaba South coal project (BSP) are expected to table their final EIS this week, with the deadline for responding to public submissions passing on Friday.

The public had around six weeks to comment on the BSP, and the proponent, Mount Ramsay Coal Company (formerly Wonbindi), has since been modifying their draft EIS  to respond to those responses

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The BSP has been classified as a Controlled Action by the Federal Government since 2012; however, years of false starts and changes to the mine ownership structure resulted in the project stalling for years.

However, a year ago,