The condition provided that no development work associated with the project could occur until Ashton Coal Operations had acquired a privately owned property which formed part of the proposed mining area.
“Yancoal is taking the appropriate time required to assess the implications of today’s judgment upon the future development of the proposed project,” the company said in a statement.
The proposed open cut mine is expected to produce up to 3.6 million tonnes per annum Run of Mine (ROM) semi-soft coking coal for a period of seven years.
The SEOC project was initially approved by the NSW Planning Assessment Commission in October 2012.
“Approval was granted following a thorough environmental assessment of the project, in accordance with all regulatory requirements,” the company said.
