Queensland Pacific Metals Limited has announced that it’s fully-owned subsidiary, QPM Energy (QPME) has successfully executed an Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) with the Traditional Owners — Widi Aboriginal Corporation (WAC).
The company has forged an ILUA with WAC, which stands as the legal representative for the Widi People. This agreement marks a significant milestone for QPME, fulfilling the essential Native Title requirements.
In alignment with the terms of the ILUA, QPME has pledged its commitment to offer employment, education, and training opportunities to the Widi community.
The WAC said: “The Widi people welcome and support QPM Energy’s developments in the Northern Bowen Basin and we look forward to working with David Wrench and his team on opportunities. We further endorse QPM Energy’s carbon abatement strategy, capturing waste gas from these mines and minimising the effect on our land and the environment around us.”
Bifurcated into two main hubs, the QPME waste gas collection project is known separately as the Northern Hub and the Southern Hub.
The Southern Hub includes the recently procured Moranbah project along with all the related gas processing and compression infrastructure.
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The Northern Hub is positioned approximately 40 kilometres north of Moranbah and is located in a segment of the Northern Bowen Basin (NBB) renowned for its high gas volumes.
Coals found in the NBB area typically contain high volumes of gas that are released into the atmosphere through direct methane release from open pit coal mines and flaring and venting of gas pre-drained from underground coal mines ahead of coal extraction.
Also known as the Carbon Abatement Hub (CAH), the project aims to capture and beneficially use this large gas resource, thereby reducing significant quantities of carbon emissions and promoting industrial growth in North Queensland.
As part of QPME’s forward-looking strategy, there are plans to develop new infrastructure within the Northern Hub. This will facilitate the collection of additional waste gas, paving the way for a substantial increase in production.
