The company hopes to mine coal and export it through Esperance Port, making it the first coal mine on the south east coast of Western Australia.

The development of a coal to liquids facility to produce diesel is also possible. However there are fears that a coalmine in the local area could damage the environment.

Conservation Council of WA spokesperson, Mr John McCarten said that “The area where they are proposing to carve out this coal mine is widely recognized as some of the best remnant bush land in the country and is home to plants and animal species that are disappearing from other, overdeveloped parts of the Southwest.

(Sourced from Esperance Express)