Shenhua Watermark Coal
{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Australiacoal}}Shenhua Watermark Coal is currently investigating the development of the Watermark Project on the Liverpool Plains near Gunnedah in New South Wales. Shenhua Watermark Coal is a subsidiary of Shenhua Australia Holdings which in turn is a subsidiary of the Chinese Shenhua Group.[1]
The project, Shenua's first proposed overseas coal mine, is currently at the plaanning stages. The application has been subject to around 100 of the strictest environmental conditions in the country’s mining history when the exploration licence was approved.[2] The company is now pursuing the other permissions needed. The Taroborah Coal Project is also being pursued by the Shenhua Group.[3]
The project, and BHP-Billiton's Caroona Coal Project, have both encountered strong opposition from local farmers and residents. Despite this, in September 2011 the newly elected Liberal government led by Barry O'Farrell announced that both the exploration licences had been renewed. In the case of the Watermark project O'Farrell stated in a media release that the licence "will be subject to tougher conditions" to "ensure our valuable agricultural and water resources have much greater protection."[4]
On its website Shenhua states that Shenhua Australia Holdings Pty Limited and Shenhua Watermark Coal Pty Limited were registered in Australia in November 2008.[5]
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Website: http://www.shenhuawatermark.com/
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- ↑ Shenhua Australia Holdings, "Shenhua Office Opening", Shenhua Australia Holdings website, accessed September 2011.
- ↑ Don Harwin "Media Release: Shenhua Watermark Exploration Licence Renewal",NSW Government, 19 July 2018.
- ↑ Shenhua Watermark Coal, "Welcome to the Taroborah Coal Project", Taroborah Coal Project website, accessed October 2019.
- ↑ "Mining licences renewed in north west NSW", Sydney Morning Herald, September 16, 2011. (This is an AAP story).
- ↑ Shenhua Watermark Coal, "Watermark Project", Shenhua Watermark Coal website, accessed September 2011.
