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An independent scientific group has raised environmental concerns over Clive Palmer s proposed Central Queensland Coal project near St Lawrence. The project, proposed for Styx Basin, consists of an open cut operation and rail connection to the Queensland Rail North Coast Line. The project intends to mine two million tonnes per annum of run-of-mine coal, which when processed will produce 1.5 million tonnes per annum of semi soft coking coal. There are plans for the proposed mine to eventually ramp up production to 10 million tonnes a year. Central Queensland Coal was first proposed four years ago, but the company s latest Environmental Impact Assessment amendment has drawn concern from the independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development.

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