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Isaac Downs Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Moranbah, Queensland, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Downs Coal Mine | Moranbah, Queensland, Australia | -21.97936646, 148.1290409 (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] | – | 2022[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 4.205[2] | 2023[2] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 60* | 300[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18[1] | 2022[1] | 29[1] | Bowen | Bituminous | Thermal & Met | Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Stanmore IP South Pty Ltd[4][5][6] | Stanmore Resources Ltd [100.0%] | Australia |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[2] | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4[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
Isaac Downs Coal Mine is an open-cut coal mine and a part of the Isaac Plains Complex in Queensland, Australia. The mine is owned by Stanmore Resources and operated by ESPA Pacific.[7][8] It produces an estimated 1 to 4 million tonnes per annum.[9] Isaac Downs is located 10 kilometers south of the existing Isaac Plains operations.
The project received approval in July 2021.[7][9][10]
It operates as an open-cut mining operation utilizing the existing Isaac Plains infrastructure Stanmore also owns the mine to the south of Isaac Plains and Isaac Plains East. In April 2022, EPSA Pacific took over as Isaac Downs' new mining operator.[11] Early during the financial year 2022 period, the dragline commenced operations at Isaac Downs at which point full scale production commenced.[11] Most mining operations now occur at Isaac Downs.[12]
- Operator: ESPA Pacific[11]
- Owner: Stanmore Resources Limited[12]
- Location: 10km southeast of Moranbah, Queensland, Australia[7]
- GPS Coordinates: -21.97936646, 148.1290409 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: Up to 4 mtpa[9]
- Total Resource: 39 million tonnes[11]
- Mineable Reserves: 18 million tonnes[11]
- Coal Type: Coking coal (Metallurgical)[11]
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Surface[7]
- Mining Method: Open cut, dragline[7]
- Start Year: 2021
- Source of Financing:
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240205201457/https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReports/PDF/ASX_SMR_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 05 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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/20240819170911/https://www.australianmining.com.au/stanmore-welcomes-epsa-to-isaac-downs/. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240722221755/https://miningdataonline.com/property/3437/Isaac-Plains-Complex.aspx. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240722221940/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/isaac-downs-and-isaac-plains-coal-projects/. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125052930/https://stanmore.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Stanmore-Resources-Annual-Report-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Stanmore Resources, Operations: Isaac Plains Complex, Stanmore Coal website, accessed 8 June 2020.
- ↑ Isaac Downs Mining Services Agreement, Stanmore Coal website, 19 January 2022.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Isaac Downs Project, Queensland Government website, accessed 8 June 2020.
- ↑ "Australia's Stanmore gets approval to develop Queensland coal project", Reuters, 27 July 2021.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 Annual Report 2022, Stanmore Resources website, 27 Feb. 2023.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Operations, Stanmore, accessed March 2023.
