Process: Approval Process and Government

process: Queensland government officials have been increasingly cautious when speaking publicly about the Adani Carmichael mine, and none has previously put a timeframe on the approval process, according to The Guardian. Late on Thursday, the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy released a brief statement distancing the government from Chestnutt's comments, which it said were not sanctioned. Caoilin Chestnutt, a former coal executive with Anglo-American whose job is to encourage resources investment in Queensland, reportedly made the comments after speaking at the Coaltrans conference in New Dehli on Wednesday. She is not authorised to speak about any specific environmental approvals as the Department of Environment and Science is the appropriate organisation, a spokesman said. Afterwards she spoke with a Reuters reporter, Sudarshan Varadhan, who asked about the outstanding approvals for the Carmichael mine. Guardian Australia understands Chestnutt gave a presentation about resources opportunities, including in the Galilee Basin, and did not field questions on stage. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.