Central Queensland Graziers Peter and Denise Comiskey have taken to the Land Court to force the negotiation of a better compensation agreement (CE) with mining minnow Futura Resources' subsidiary Fairhill Coking Coal Pty Ltd (Fairhill)
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A 2020 CE exists between Fairhill and the Comiskeys relating to the recently opened Wilton and Fairhill mines, which can produce around 3 million tonnes of hard-coking coal a year if full production is reached.
The CE included an obligation for Fairhill to pay the Comiskeys set compensation amounts on three milestone dates. However, the parties entered mediation when
