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Environment
Nick Gibbs

Qld's New Acland coal mine leases approved

Queensland has approved leases for an expansion of the New Acland open-cut coal mine. (Kelly Barnes/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The mining leases for stage three of the New Acland open-cut coal mine have been approved by Queensland Resources Minister Scott Stewart.

The project is an expansion of the existing mine about 35 kilometres northwest of Toowoomba on the Darling Downs.

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