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Townsville HQ for Adani's Carmichael coal mine

Monday, 5 Dec 2016 10:01:22 | Leonie Mellor

Anti-mining protesters gathered in Melbourne in the wake of Carmichael project approval. (ABC News: Jessica Longbottom)

Townsville will be the regional headquarters of Adani's $22-billion Carmichael coal mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin.

The company's group chairman Gautam Adani will meet with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in Townsville on Tuesday to make the official announcement.

It comes after final approvals were granted for the project's rail line into the Abbot Point port, as well as a temporary camp for construction workers.

More than 500 jobs are expected to be created during the first stage, but 10,000 direct and indirect jobs are predicted once Australia's largest coal mine is fully operational.

The project still needs a water licence approved and hopes to secure a Federal Government loan.

The mine will consist of six open-cut pits and up to five underground mines, and will supply Indian power plants with enough coal to generate electricity for up to 100 million people.

The controversial project involves dredging 1.1 million cubic metres of spoil near the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which will then be disposed of on land.

News of the mine's approval sparked protests on Monday, with more than 250 people rallying against the project in Melbourne.

Adani hopes to start construction in September next year.

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