Two fast-tracked mines delay applications

Two fast-tracked mines delay applications

Bathurst Resources Limited doesn’t expect to file a fast-track application for its West Coast coal project until November, instead of the original estimate of mid-June. CEO Richard Tacon said the decision was made to ensure the company put its “best foot forward” and ticked all boxes on the first go. But conservation advocates say the announcement shows the Stockton project’s vulnerabilities: “every gust of public pressure brings it closer to co…