NSW Government announces master plan for BHP’s Mt Arthur Coal site
Published by Will Owen,
Editor
World Coal,
BHP’s vision for a positive legacy from mining at its Mt Arthur Coal site has taken a key step forward as NSW’s Government announces its ‘Mt Arthur Coal Mine Transformation Precinct Master Plan’ and rezoning proposal for the site.
The Master Plan proposes Mt Arthur Coal mine land be rezoned to allow for uses in addition to mining, a key step in enabling a range of future uses of the site’s infrastructure once BHP stops mining.
The proposal has the potential to:
- Rezone approximately 5400 ha. of BHP land – the Mt Arthur Coal mining footprint and a portion of land near Muswellbrook township.
- Prioritise around 950 ha. of land within the footprint for ‘early activation’.
This update recognises the opportunity that the Mt Arthur Coal site represents after BHP stops mining, which is to enable uses of land and infrastructure to generate long-term jobs and economic prosperity for the region post 2030. In fact, the Government's conceptual studies indicate up to 4890 jobs could be enabled through the Master Plan.
Read the article online at: https://www.worldcoal.com/coal/15072026/nsw-government-announces-master-plan-for-bhps-mt-arthur-coal-site/