Adani mine gets traditional owner approval

Mining company Adani has received the support of traditional land owners for its Carmichael mine after a land use agreement was approved on Saturday.

An open cut mine in the Hunter Valley near Newcastle, Thursday, May 31, 2007. Source: AAP

Traditional land owners have voted in favour of allowing a coal mine to be opened by Adani in central Queensland.

At a meeting of more than 300 people on Saturday the Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) "voted overwhelmingly" to authorise an Indigenous Land Use Agreement with Adani for the construction and operation of its proposed Carmichael mine, west of Mackay.

"The company has worked positively and constructively with elected leaders within W&J over several years to ensure that the company's mine at Carmichael not only proceeds, but proceeds with the benefits of the mine being realised by traditional owners at every stage of the project," the mining company said in a statement.