QRC welcomes milestone for Glencore mine
The Queensland Resources Council has welcomed the Palaszczuk
Government’s designation of the proposed US$1.5 billion Glencore Valeria coal
mine in central Queensland as a coordinated project.
QRC Chief Executive Ian Macfarlane said the Valeria coal
project, near Capella on the Central Highlands, offers 1400 construction jobs
and 950 ongoing jobs once operational.
“Queensland needs these jobs more than ever,” Macfarlane
said. “The announcement today means the Valeria project will start the
comprehensive assessment process as a coordinated project through the Office of
the Coordinator-General.”
“It is projects like these that create thousands of jobs and
billions of dollars in investment, exports and royalties.”
Last financial year, the resources sector supported 372 000
jobs and generated US$74 billion in economic activity, US$61 billion in exports
and more than US$5 billion in royalties that the Queensland Government could
reinvest on behalf of all Queenslanders in services and infrastructure.
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