2/11/2019· The NSW land and environment court ruled last week Gloucester Resources' Rocky Hill coalmine in the state's Hunter Valley should not go ahead, …

Landmark Rocky Hill ruling could pave the way for more courts to choose climate over coal. The Conversation. ... Defeating a mining proposal on climate grounds involves clearing several high hurdles.

NSW Land and Environment Court refuses development approval for Rocky Hill Coal Mine Project on climate change grounds 13 February 2019 The NSW Land and Environment Court (Court) has refused development consent for the Rocky Hill Coal Project in the Gloucester Valley, citing the mine's likely contribution to climate change as a key reason.

Justice Preston elaborated on his judgment, noting that "all of the direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions of the Rocky Hill Coal Project will impact on the environment".

Rocky Hill Coal ~ The Judge Who Stood Up Newcastle on. An open cut coal mine is proposed. 1. There is a valley, near Rocky Hill, that a coal mine proposes to cut and fill. The Gloucester valley is a creature of a unique topographic feature. The valley is the floor of a nest, the sides being ranges east and west. The Bucketts is the rocky range ...

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2/7/2019· Court rules out Hunter Valley coalmine on climate change grounds This article is more than 1 year old Judge rejects Rocky Hill mine near Gloucester, NSW, because of …

Rocky Hill gets PAC red light THE New South Wales Planning Assessment Commission has knocked back Gloucester Resources' proposed Rocky Hill coal project, which would have been made up of three open cut pits producing two million tonnes of metallurgical coal per year for 16 years.

The Coal Council of Australia (CCA) has condemned the New South Wales Land and Environment Court's decision to refuse Gloucester Resources' appeal over the Rocky Hill mine development.

The commission in 2017 rejected the nearby Rocky Hill project with a judge subsequently stating the coalmine would increase global greenhouse gas emissions at a time when a "rapid and deep decrease" was required. Mr Barilaro on Tuesday said the mining sector was a major employer in regional NSW which drove investment opportunities and created jobs.

These factors make GRL v Minister a decision for the right place and, critically, at the right time. Background. GRL lodged an application for the Rocky Hill Coal Project on 18 December 2012, as amended on 11 August 2016 (Project). The Project aimed to produce 21 million tonnes of run-of-mine coking coal over 16 years.

Rocky Hill Coal Project » Project Status. The Rocky Hill Coal Project will not proceed. The Project was the result of extensive exploration, geological modelling, mine planning and environmental studies of the Site and surrounding areas.. Below is an outline of the Government process being followed by GRL in seeking approval for the Project.

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7/16/2019· Rocky Hill is a small open cut project planned in the Gloucester Basin in New South Wales. The project, being proposed by AMCI is targeting export of semi-hard, high fluidity coking coal. Wood Mackenzie's asset reports are built from the bottom up, incorporating a number of granular data metrics to ultimately produce our industry standard ...

Rocky Hill referred to NSW PAC GLOUCESTER Resources' proposed application for an open cut coal mine at Rocky Hill in New South Wales has been referred to the Planning Assessment Commission for final determination.

Project Overview The Rocky Hill Coal Project (RHCP) was to be a comparatively small, modern open cut mining proposal that, if approved, would bring jobs and other economic benefits to the people of the Gloucester area. The Project was to involve mining of up to 2Mtpa Run-of-Mine (ROM) coal, with the coal being sized and the rock removed on site ...

But whether it is the Rocky Hill case, another against Adani's Carmichael mine or even a new coal-fired power plant, companies know they must account for tighter carbon constraints sooner or later.

5/17/2019· The ruling by the NSW Land and Environment Court on February 8 to reject the Rocky Hill coalmine outside Gloucester is being felt beyond its local community and will have implications for human rights as well as climate change policy. According to Lock the Gate Alliance: "Mining company KEPCO's new submission to the Independent Planning Commission on its proposed Bylong Valley coal project ...

The New South Wales Land and Environment Court has rejected an appeal from miner Gloucester Resources regarding the refusal of its development application for the Rocky Hill coking coal mine.

Landmark Rocky Hill ruling could pave the way for more courts to choose climate over coal February 11, 2019 1.06am EST Justine Bell-James, The University of Queensland

Rocky Hill Coal Project The Rocky Hill Coal Project is a comparatively small, modern open cut mining proposal that, if approved, will bring jobs and other economic benefits to the ...

The ruling against the Rocky Hill open cut coal mine in NSW attracted a lot of attention for the role climate change played in the decision. But that wasn't the only reason it got rejected – the verdict also represents a landmark legal decision for Aboriginal communities when it comes to protecting sacred lands from mining interests.

mining coal on a rocky hill. Coal mining - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and, since the 1880s, ...

Rocky Hill mine's contribution to climate change was cited as one of the key reasons for refusing the application Gloucester says it will explore other options in the area, which residents say is ...