Kestrel Coal Mine
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Kestrel Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Emerald, Queensland, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kestrel Coal Mine | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | -23.236333, 148.3583273 (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 | – | 1992 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7[1] | 7.392[2] | 2022[2] | Underground | Longwall | – | 250 | 400[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175[1] | 2023[1] | 411[1] | Bowen | Bituminous | Thermal & Met | Port of Gladstone |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Kestrel Coal Resources | EMR Capital Pty Ltd [52.0%]; PT Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk [48.0%] | Australia, Indonesia, Japan |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[2] | 6[2] | 6[2] | 7[2] | 8[2] | 7[2] | 7[2] | 7[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 Kestrel mine is an underground mine — previously known as Gordonstone mine — located 40 km north east of Emerald in the Bowen Basin in central Queensland. After being washed and prepared for sale, the coal is railed 300km southeast to the Port of Gladstone where it is shipped to international customers. The mine uses a longwall method.[4]
In 2019, the mine produced 6.76 million tonnes of coking coal.[4]
Mining began at Kestrel in 1992, when the mine was known as Gordonstone. At the time, the coal project was led by a joint venture between ARCO, an American oil company, Mitsui, a Japanese coal trader, and an Australian company known as MLC. ARCO had 80% of the ownership. By 1996-97, annual production capacity was around 4.4 mtpa.[5]
In 1999, Rio Tinto bought the majority stake in Kestrel mine.[5] Rio Tinto operated the mine until 2018, when its share was bought by EMR Capital Group (41.6%) and PT Adaro Energy.[6] Rio Tinto also oversaw a $2 billion expansion that was begun in 2008 and completed in 2013. According to Mining Technology, the expansion increased the mine’s annual production capacity to 6 million tonnes per year and extended ist life until 2032.[7] However, in 2017, the mine produced just 4.25 million tonnes of hard coking coal.[8]
Under EMR Capital Group’s and PT Adaro Energy’s ownership, annual production increased to 6.76 million tonnes per year in 2019, achieving a record run-of-mine (ROM) coal mining volume in underground mining.[4]
- Sponsor: Kestrel Coal Resources (80%), Mitsui Coal Australia (20%)[4]
- Parent Company: EMR Capital (45.4%), Adaro Energy (34.6%), Mitsui and Company (20%)[9]
- Location: About 50 kilometers from Emerald, in northeast Queensland.
- GPS Coordinates: -23.236333, 148.3583273 (exact)
- Status: Operating[4]
- Production Capacity: 5.67 (in 2021)[4]
- Total Resource: 431 Mt (as of 2019)[4]
- Mineable Reserves: 190 Mt[4]
- Coal type: coking coal[4]
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: underground, longwall[4]
- Mine Depth: 250 m[10]
- Start Year: 1992[5]
- Source of Financing:
Joint venture
PT Adaro Energy and EMR Capital Ltd (EMR) acquired Rio Tinto’s 80% interest in the Kestrel Coal Mine (Kestrel) in August 2018 to jointly manage and operate Kestrel’s mine. Upon completion of the deal, ownership stakes in Kestrel consisted of Kestrel Coal Resources Pty Ltd (80%) and Mitsui Coal Australia (20%). Kestrel Coal Resources Pty Ltd is a joint venture company formed by EMR (52%) and AE (48%).[4]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.qrc.org.au/our-members/kestrel-coal-resources/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 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) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240328172215/https://www.mining.com/web/kestrel-mine-extension-starts-production/. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 "Adaro Mining," "Adaro website," accessed June 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Lilyvale Stand Monument," "Queensland Government," January 20, 2016.
- ↑ "AE and EMR Win Rio Tinto's Kestrel Bidding," "Adaro website," March 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Kestrel Mine, Central Queensland," "Mining Technology," accessed June 2020.
- ↑ "Report of Material Information or Facts," "Adaro," accessed June 2020.
- ↑ "Kestrel Mine," "Mining Data Solutions," accessed June 2020.
- ↑ [Kestrel Mine Extension Start Production Mining Weekly, July 13, 2013
