The township of Alpha, located approximately 400km West of Rockhampton, and 150km West of Emerald in Central Queensland, is expected to be in the middle of one of the biggest coal explorations ever seen in Queensland.
Several multi-billion dollar coal projects are being planned in the Galilee Basin, which is located approximately 50km North of the Alpha township, and 120 km South-West of Clermont.
Some of the exploration companies have already announced that they are planning for a fly-in fly-out workforce.
There are already early indications that these mining companies will invest millions of dollars into either upgrading the current Alpha Aerodrome (the preferred Government option), or even building their own airport, so that larger facilities are available to cater for the expected growth, and proposed direct flights from and to Brisbane.
Hancock Coal Pty Ltd has released information that shows they have already budgeted for a large amount of money in their construction costs to provide airport and camp facilities by way of a 3000-person eco-village, which is not only close to the mine sites, but also supports fly-in fly-out operations by commercial jet aircraft. A picture from Hancock Coal's planning documentation shows the proposed development below.
We await further announcements…
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