Taken from www.planning.nsw.gov.au

• Proposal title: Moolarben Coal Project - Stage 2 (MP 08_0135)
• Description: Construction and operation of an open-cut and underground coal mining operation and associated infrastructure
• Location: 40 kilometres northeast of Mudgee, east of the village of Ulan in central west NSW
• Local government area: Mid-Western Regional
• Approval authority: Minister for Planning
• Relevant legislation: Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, and State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Projects) 2005 being development for the purposes of mining that is coal or minerals sand mining (Schedule 1, clause 5(1)(a))
• Proponent: Moolarben Coal Mines Pty Ltd
• Status: Project application received 14 July 2008
• Documents available: Project application. The preliminary environmental assessment can be viewed from the downloads section
• Further inquiries: Nicholas Hall on (02) 9228 6438