The Queensland Government says it will start urgent negotiations with mining companies in the Galilee Basin about sharing a rail line to transport coal to the coast.
The $6.4 billion Alpha coal project is the first of nine proposed mines in the basin region in central Queensland to be assessed by the State Government.
Indian company GVK and Gina Rinehart's Hancock Coal are planning to begin construction next year, after being granted conditional approval by the State Government for the mine yesterday.
However, the Alpha coal project, west of Rockhampton, still needs Federal Government environmental approval to proceed.
More than 3,500 workers will be needed during construction, and almost 1,000 once the mine is operating.
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