Joyce moves to stop Shenhua mine

Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce is lobbying NSW Premier Mike Baird to stop the controversial $1 billion Shenhua coal mine.

Mr Joyce believes there are still avenues to block the mine in his NSW electorate, which he says he's "bitterly disappointed" his government approved.

"I'll been contacting the premier today, I have made sure ... I do everything in my power to stop the mine," he told reporters in Mackay on Thursday.