Alpha West Coal Project
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Alpha West Coal Project is a cancelled coal mine in Alpha, Queensland, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
---|---|---|
Alpha West Coal Project | Alpha, Queensland, Australia | -23.115171, 146.332751 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cancelled | Announced | New | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 | – | – | Underground | – | – | 50* | * |
Table 4: Coal resources and destination
Total Reserves (Mt) | Year of Total Reserves Recorded | Total Resources (Mt) | Coalfield | Coal Type | Coal Grade | Primary Consumer/ Destination |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
– | – | 1800 | Galilee | Subbituminous | Thermal | Abbot Point Coal Terminal |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
---|---|---|
Hancock Alpha West Pty Ltd[1][2] | GVK Group [71.1%]; Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd [21.0%]; GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd [7.9%] | India |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September supplement.
Coal Mine Background
GVK Hancock is a joint venture that includes Hancock Prospecting, one of Australia's largest resource companies GVK, one of the largest business groups in India. The joint venture plans to develop the vast coal reserves of the Galilee Basin to provide energy in the Indian subcontinent as a mainstay to help underpin India's growing economic future.[3]
A concept study has been completed for this site.[4] If it goes ahead it could be the third coal project by GVKHancock Coal in the basin.
In August 2019 Alpha West is referred to by Renew Economy Australia as "GVK’s equally [along with GVK's other two coal proposals] stranded 24Mtpa Alpha West coal proposal." Due to the lack of a secure Indian market for the coal following India's move to become more independent in coal supply.[5]
At present, there is no mining in the Galilee Basin. The opening of Adani's Carmichael Coal Project would change this and could mean that a number of the other proposals in the area are also advanced, including the Alpha West project. The Queensland Resources Council has said the projects other than the Carmichael mine would have a "much easier run" if the rail line was already established and the environmental approvals had been cleared for Carmichael.[6]
Financing
The delay to GVK's projects in the Galilee basin has put the parent group into financial difficulty. In May 2017, GVK told stock exchanges that GVK Coal, a subsidiary, failed to achieve financial closure resulting in delay in mine development activity and in entering definitive agreements for port and rail development and agreement for the sale of coal.[7]
In 2019 GVK is still struggling financially. Mr Buckley from Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, said GVK Singapore, the dominant partner in the Kevin's Corner, Alpha and Alpha West projects, was effectively "bankrupt" with more than $US1 billion debt and no revenue or equity.
But billionaire Gina Rinehart, who is owed $US750 million by GVK, could bankroll Galilee Coal if she saw money in it.[8]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
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- ↑ Tim Buckley, "Coalition report on coal exports to India is missing the backstory"26 August 2019.
- ↑ Jemima Burt, "Adani could be 'ice-breaker' for six more proposed Galilee Basin mines, resources body says" ABC News, 11 June 2019.
- ↑ Economic Times, "What debt can do: Will this smallcap become a Rs 1 lakh crore firm some day?4 August 2017.
- ↑ ABC News, "Adani could be 'ice-breaker' for six more proposed Galilee Basin mines, resources body says"accessed 17 September 2019.