Grosvenor Coal Mine

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Grosvenor Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Moranbah, Queensland, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Grosvenor Coal Mine Moranbah, Queensland, Australia -21.97420531, 148.01061967 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating[1] 2015[1]

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.
Capacity (Mtpa) Production (Mtpa) Year of Production Mine Type Mining Method Mine Size (km2) Mine Depth (m) Workforce Size
7[1] 1.993[2] 2022[2] Underground Longwall 500* 800[3]

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
67.2[4] 2022[4] 390.4[4] Bituminous Met

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Grosvenor[5] Anglo American PLC [88.0%]; Nippon Steel Corp [5.0%] UK

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
ROM[2] 3[2] 6[2] 6[2] 5[2] 0[2] 1[2] 5[2]

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 Grosvenor coal project is an underground coal mine operated by Anglo Coal Australia, a subsidiary of Anglo American, near Moranbah in the northern region of the Bowen Basin in Queensland, Australia.

The mine recently resumed operation following a methane explosion in May 2020.[6] Originally, the coal project had a national commissioning date of 2013, to produce 4.3 million tonnes of hard coking coal. The project would cost $1.1 billion to construct and employ 1000 people during construction and 300 when operating.[7]

On its website, Anglo states that the Grosvenor project is a $AUS1.1 billion project which would produce "up to seven million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of run-of-mine (ROM) coal, which would be processed to produce approximately five Mtpa of coking coal for export." The project would be located next to Anglo's Moranbah North mine. The company states that the project will use the longwall mining method to mine coal with an anticipated mine life in excess of 30 years.[8]

Mining Accidents

On 6 May 2020, a methane explosion occurred at Grosvenor Mine, injuring six miners.[9] Ultimately, Anglo made the decision to permanently seal the part of the longwall panel where the methane ignition incident occurred.[10] Operations at the mine remained suspended from the incident date to February 2022, during which time mining development activities — such as significant investment in new equipment, and the development of new technologies — took place in an effort to enhance the safe operation of the mine.[11]

  • Operator: Anglo American[12]
  • Owners: Anglo American (88%), Nippon Steel (5%), Mitsui & Co. Ltd (4.75%), Nippon Steel Trading Corporation (1.15%), Shinsho Corporation (0.5%), JFE Mineral Co. Ltd (0.5%)[13]
  • Location: Moranbah, Queensland, Australia[12]
  • Coordinates: -21.97420531, 148.01061967 (exact)
  • Status: Operating
  • Production: 3.03 million tonnes per annum (2022)[14]
  • Total Resources: 390.4 million tonnes (2022)[15]
  • Mineable Reserves: 99 million tonnes (2022)[15]
  • Coal Type: Bituminous (Metallurgical)
  • Mine Type: Underground
  • Start Year: 2016
  • Source of Financing:

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240205194735/https://www.mining-technology.com/projects/grosvenor-coal-mine/. Archived from the original on 05 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 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)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240328172031/https://www.australianresources.com.au/anglo-american-resumes-work-at-grosvenor-coal-mine-in-queensland/. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240205201256/https://miningdataonline.com/property/522/Grosvenor-Mine.aspx. Archived from the original on 05 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125043029/https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group/PLC/investors/annual-reporting/2022/aa-annual-report-full-2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Cecilia Jamasmie, Anglo American to resume mining at Grosvenor by year-end, Mining.com, October 22, 2021
  7. Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, "Minerals and energy: Major development projects", April 2010. (Pdf). The list is also available in Excel format here.)
  8. "Projects", Anglo Coal website, Archived from the original on 8 March 2014, Accessed March 2023.
  9. Anglo American Media Release, "GROSVENOR INCIDENT UPDATE", Anglo American website, 16 July 2020.
  10. Anglo American Media Release, "SAFE RESTART OF MINING AT GROSVENOR PLANNED FOR 2021", Anglo American website, 30 July 2020.
  11. Anglo American Media Release, "LONGWALL MINING OPERATIONS SAFELY RESTART AT GROSVENOR MINE", Anglo American website, 21 Feb. 2022.
  12. 12.0 12.1 vAnglo American, "Annual Report 2020", Anglo American website, Accessed April 2021
  13. Integrated Annual Report 2021, Anglo American, Accessed June 2022
  14. Integrated Annual Report 2022, Anglo American, accessed March 2023.
  15. 15.0 15.1 Ore Reserves and Mineral Resources Report 2022, Anglo American, accessed March 2023.