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High Court Strikes Down Mount Pleasant Coal Mine Extension

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC · How we work

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The High Court of Australia invalidated the approval to extend the Mount Pleasant coal mine.
A week earlier, the HVO project secured a 19-year extension, with Yancoal holding 51 % and Glencore the remainder.
The HVO mine is projected to emit 800 million tonnes of CO2, 98 % of which would be overseas.
NSW planning commission must now assess scope 3 emissions, a first for major export coal producers.

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Story summary

The High Court of Australia invalidated the approval to extend the Mount Pleasant coal mine.
A week earlier, the HVO project secured a 19-year extension, with Yancoal holding 51 % and Glencore the remainder.
The HVO mine is projected to emit 800 million tonnes of CO2, 98 % of which would be overseas.
NSW planning commission must now assess scope 3 emissions, a first for major export coal producers.