Broadlea North Mine
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Broadlea North Mine is an operating coal mine in Queensland, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Broadlea North Mine | Queensland, Australia | -21.8972196, 148.1573657 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[1] | – | 2017[2] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[3] | 0.797[4] | 2022[4] | Surface[3] | Open Pit[3] | – | 60* | 212* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33[3] | 2023[3] | 219[3] | – | Bituminous | Thermal & Met | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Australia Resources[5] | American Metals & Coal International Inc [50.0%]; ITOCHU Corp [50.0%] | Australia |
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.
Background
Broadlea North is a small open cut mine in central Queensland operated by Fitzroy Australia Resources and typically associated with the Carborough Downs mine, which is located just south of it. Broadlea North is located approximately 30 kilometers north-east of Moranbah. After being on care and maintenance for 8 years, the mine was brought back into production between Oct. 2017 and Oct. 2018. It is unclear if the mine continued to operate after that. Operations at Broadlea began in 2006.[6] At the time, AMCI was the owner of Carborough Downs mine, and likely the Broadlea North mine too. AMCI sold Carborough mine and Broadlea North mine to Vale in 2008 for around $835 million.[7]
Vale put Broadlea North on care and maintenance in 2009 due to “a combination of lower Australian dollar sales prices, continuing low yields and high fixed to variable cost ratios relative to volumes,” according to an Australia’s Mining Monthly article.[8] The mine remained on care and maintenance for the rest of Vale’s ownership.[9]
In 2017, AMCI subsidiary Fitzroy Queensland Resources bought 90% interest in the Carborough Downs mine and Broadlea opencut operations for an undisclosed amount.[10] Fitzroy also bought the remaining 10% interest from JFE Steel, JFE Shoji and POSCO-CD.[11]
In October 2017, Broadlea mine reopened for at least 12 months.[11] It is unclear if Broadlea mine only operated for a 12-month period or continued to operate to this day.
During the low-price period, Fitzroy had Broadlea in care and maintenance due to economic quarantine caused by Covid-19. Fitzroy Australia Resources has restarted its 1 Mtpa Broadlea coking coal mine in Queensland in November 2021.[12]
- Sponsor: Fitzroy Australia Resources[11]
- Parent Company: AMCI and Riverstone[11]
- Location: Located approximately 30 kilometers north-east of Moranbah in central Queensland.[13]
- GPS Coordinates: -21.8972196, 148.1573657[14]
- Status: Opened for operations for at least 12 months from Oct. 2017 - Oct. 2018. Unclear if production was maintained after that.[13]
- Production Capacity: 1 mtpa[15]
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal type: high-quality coking coal[16]
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: open cut[17]
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240202175823/https://fitzroyoz.com.au/operations/. Archived from the original on 02 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240202182916/https://www.miningnewsfeed.com/reports/Ironbark_1_Coal_Project_Introduction_2016.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240202181108/https://fitzroyoz.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Fitzroy-ESG-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240202181124/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/coal-industry-review-statistical-tables/resource/bab54159-f38b-4e6f-8652-4b04bca29139. Archived from the original on 02 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240202180139/https://fitzroyoz.com.au/. Archived from the original on 02 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934: COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE," "UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION", 2008.
- ↑ "Life after a Brazilian," Fitzroy Australia Resources website, June 22, 2017.
- ↑ Blair Price, "Vale closes Broadlea," "Australia's Mining Monthly," November 6, 2009.
- ↑ Peter Ker, "Coal king Hans Mende buys Vale's QLD coal assets", "Financial Review", December 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Carborough Downs sold to Fitzroy," "Fitzroy Australia Resources website", June 22, 2017.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "New life for Bowen Basin coal sites," "Industry Queensland", December 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Broadlea Mine," "MDO", December 09, 2024.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "ATTACHMENT 1: PROJECT INTRODUCTION," "Fitzroy Australia Resources," 2017.
- ↑ EMMA DAVIES,"Fitzroy Australia Resources: Bright Ideas", "The Australian Mining Review," December 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Viewpoint: Australian coking coal rebound to continue," "Argus Blog", December 26, 2018.
- ↑ "New life for Bowen Basin coal sites," "Fitzroy Australia Resources website," December 9, 2017.
- ↑ "THE BUSINESS," "Fitzroy Australia Resources website," accessed June 2020.
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