Ridgelands ELA
Ridgelands Coal ELA
22/04/09 Ridgelands Coal ELA
The Ridgelands Coal Mining Titles were held and offered for exploration and mining by tender (Dec 2008) by the Director-General, NSW Dept Primary Industries, The single tenderer for the Ridgelands Coal Mining Exploration Lease was Xstrata Plc., The Ridgelands Coal Mining Exploration Lease was NOT allocated (Fri 13th March 2009), The Ridgelands Coal Mining Titles were retained by the Director-General, NSW Dept Primary Industries.
22/4/09 Ridgelands Petroleum Exploration Lease Area
- The Petroleum Exploration Lease Allocated to Sydney Gas (PEL4) remains ACTIVE
- Commercial exploitation of coal bed methane gas in the Ridgelands ELA remains a threat.
6/2009 Ridgelands Coal ELA Tender Re-opened
- Re-Released Ridgelands Coal ELA document re-offered for exploration and mining by tender (June 2009) by the Director-General, NSW Dept Primary Industries, The tenderers for the Ridgelands Coal Mining Exploration Lease were Xstrata NSW and BoTai Consortium (Botai Investment Group Co Ltd 70% and Qinhe Energy Group Co Ltd 30%),
- Mayor Martin Rush and Muswellbrook Shire Council objected to the tender of Ridgelands ELA on 16 December 2009.
- The Ridgelands Coal Mining Exploration Lease REMAINS UNALLOCATED AT 6 Feb 2010,
30/3/10 "Chinese company Botai Consortium, in conjunction with the Qinhe Energy, has recently won by open tender the rights to own the major Ridgelands coal lease west of Newcastle from the New South Wales Government."
12/4/10 The Ridgelands EOI process "is still ongoing and no exploration licence application has been made over the area nor has any exploration licence been granted to any party over the area in question." Dept Industry & Investment NSW
SPUR HILL ELA
YARRAWA ELA
Related Documents
- MSC Objection
(829kb pdf file) - Map of Ridgelands Coal Exploration Lease Area
Map of Ridgelands Coal Exploration Lease Area (909kb jpg file) - Map of Sydney Gas Exploration Lease Area (PEL4)
Map of Sydney Gas Exploration Lease Area (PEL4) (346kb bmp file) - Ridgelands Coal ELA
The Expressions of Interest Document for the Ridgelands Coal Exploration Lease Area (428kb pdf file) - BoTai Announcement 100430
BoTai Announcement 10/04/30of 'recent award'. (86kb pdf file)
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