Adani Coal Mine Australia

The Australian government last year approved the construction of a new coal mine in Queensland by Adani that is expected to produce 8-10 million tonnes of thermal coal a year.

"Adani project is a key project in Australia," Andrew Ford told Business Standard

The move comes after Queensland Government ministers spent weeks saying the Department of Environment and Science (DES) would not be rushed on making decisions.

Billionaire Gautam Adani's Carmichael is located in Australia's huge Galilee Basin, which covers around 250,000 square kilometers -- about the size of the U.K. If the region is fully developed

Adani said the group has lined up $15 billion investment in a greenfield venture in Australia to mine and transport coal that would replace a part of the poorer quality domestic coal in India

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The left-leaning Labour party is on track to win the Queensland state polls, dashing Adani's hopes for a loan

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Adani hopes to start shipping coal from Carmichael under the first stage of the project by March 2020

Protesters spelled out '#STOP ADANI' by standing in formation on the sand