The Crinum underground mine was not closed and the coal handling preparation plant at Gregory would continue to be used.
In mid 2013, the Crinum mine contained 8.3 million tonnes of coal and was forecast to continue extraction for another four years.
[8] In October 2022, the Mining & Energy Union condemned an application by Sojitz Blue to import foreign labour.
It said, "Most decent Australians would be appalled that a company, during a coal boom where prices have gone from $90 to $400 a tonne, could undercut good regional jobs by choppering in foreign workers."
The Union also said that Sojitz Blue was offering current workers substandard work contracts and was also blocking career progression and preventing upskilling.