Drake Coal Mine
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Drake Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Collinsville, Queensland, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Drake Coal Mine | Collinsville, Queensland, Australia | -20.705189, 147.812727 (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 | – | 2014 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6[1] | 5.312[1] | 2022[1] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 60* | 706* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | – | – | Bowen | Bituminous | Thermal & Met | Abbot Point Coal Terminal |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| QCoal | QCoal [100%] | Australia |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[1] | 5[1] | 6[1] | 4[1] | 4[1] | 4[1] | 5[1] | 4[1] |
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
The Drake coal mine is an open-cut coal mine located 12 kilometers south of Collinsville in Queensland’s north Bowen Basin. The mine, which is owned by QCoal, opened in 2014.[2] Mining operations will extract approximately 10 million tonnes per year (Mt/y) of run of mine (ROM) coal, which will then be processed to produce 6Mt/y of product coal for export. With around 200 Mt of economically recoverable coal, the anticipated life of the mine is 25 to 30 years.[3]
Drake Coal Mine comprises a part of the QCoal Northern Hub, which also includes the Sonoma mine, Cows coal mine, and Jax coal mine.[4]
Coal from Drake Mine is railed to the Abbot Point Coal Terminal for export.[2]
- Operator: Thiess[4]
- Owner: QCoal[2]
- Location: 17km south of Collinsville, Bowen Basin, Queensland.[2]
- GPS Coordinates: -20.705189, 147.812727 (exact)
- Status: Operating[2]
- Capacity: 6 million tonnes per year[5]
- Production: 4.9 million tonnes[6]
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves: 200 Mt[3]
- Coal type: hard coking and thermal coal[2]
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Open cut[2]
- Start Year: 2014[5]
- Source of Financing:
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 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) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Drake Mine," "QCoal Group," accessed June 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Terms of Reference for the Drake Coal Project Environmental Impact Statement," "Department of Environment and Resource Management," December 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Daniel Gleeson, "Thiess receives A$450 million contract extension from QCoal", International Mining, 30 June 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Drake Mine", QCoal Group, accessed February 2020.
- ↑ Drake Mine, Mining Data Online, 2019
