Whitehaven is currently seeking approvals and joint funding for their Blackwater South Project in the Bowen Basin, with plans to mine over 10 million tonnes of coal per year for 90 years until 2116. The proposed mine would span approximately 20,200 hectares, with a disturbance footprint of approximately 13,250 hectares including large areas of threatened species habitat, and clear 6,533 ha of Koala habitat.
