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Jax Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Collinsville, Queensland, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Jax Coal Mine | Collinsville, Queensland, Australia | -20.713736, 147.860166 (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] | – | 2012[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[1] | 2.151[1] | 2022[1] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 60* | 316* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | – | – | Bowen | Bituminous | Thermal & Met | North Queensland Export Terminal |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Thiess | Thiess Group Holdings Pty Ltd [100.0%] | Australia |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[1] | – | – | 1[1] | 1[1] | 1[1] | 2[1] | 2[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 Jax coal mine is an open-cut coal mine owned by QCoal Group, near Collinsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] Jax Mine is located 15 kilometers south of Collinsville in Queenland's Bowen Basin.[2] It is owned by QCoal, and can produce up to 1.8 million tonnes of coal per annum.[2]
It comprises a part of the QCoal Northern Hub, which also includes the Sonoma mine, Cows coal mine, and Drake coal mine.[3]
- Operator: Thiess[3]
- Owner: QCoal Group[2]
- Location: Bowen Basin, Collinsville, Queensland, Australia[2]
- GPS Coordinates: -20.713736, 147.860166 (exact)[2]
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 1.8 million tonnes[2]
- Production: 1.16 million tonnes (2019)
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves: 36 Mt[2]
- Coal type: Bituminous (Thermal & Met)[2]
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Surface, Opencast[2]
- Start Year: 2012[2]
- 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) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 QCoal, Projects-Jax Mine, Company Website, accessed January 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Daniel Gleeson, "Thiess receives A$450 million contract extension from QCoal", International Mining, 30 June 2022.
