Middlemount Coal Mine
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Middlemount Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Middlemount, Queensland, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Middlemount Coal Mine | Middlemount, Queensland, Australia | -22.848131, 148.631626 (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] | – | 2011[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5[1] | 4.27[2] | 2022[2] | Surface | Open Pit | 28[1] | 50* | 414* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34[3] | 2022[3] | 155 | Bowen | Subbituminous | Thermal & Met | Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Middlemount Coal Limited | Peabody Energy Corp [50.0%]; Yancoal Australia Ltd [50.0%] | USA, China |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[2] | 5[2] | 5[2] | 4[2] | 2[2] | 4[2] | 4[2] | 3[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
Middlemount Mine is a surface coal mine located 6 kilometres south-west of Middlemount in the Bowen Basin in Queensland, Australia. The mine is operated by Middlemount Coal, and is a 50/50 joint venture between Peabody Energy and Yancoal.[4] The Middlemount mine was formerly owned by Macarthur Coal, who completed the purchase of the Middlemount project on 15 January 2008. On its website Macarthur Coal states that coal mining commenced in the bulk sample pit in October 2008 with the mining lease granted in September 2009.[5] The project was scheduled to be commissioned in 2011 and cost $70m to construct. The project employed 160 people during construction and 80 when operating.[6]
Middlemount produces semi-hard coking coal and medium-volatile pulverized coal injection (PCI) coal for the export market. It has contracted rail and port capacity through Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) and North Queensland Export Terminal.[7]
- Operator:Middlemount Coal Limited[7]
- Owners: Peabody Energy (50%), Yancoal (50%)[7]
- Location: 6 kilometers south-west of Middlemount, Queensland, Australia
- GPS Coordinates: -22.848131, 148.631626 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 3.6 million tonnes per annum (2022)[8]
- Total Resource: 155 million tonnes (2022)[9]
- Mineable Reserves: 88 million tonnes (2022)[9]
- Coal Type: Semi-hard coking coal, Low-volatile pulverized coal injection (PCI) (Thermal & Metallurgical)[10]
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Surface, open-cut[7]
- Start Year: 2011[4]
- Source of Financing:
Extension
As of 2022, Peabody and Yancoal have proposed an extension of Middlemount mine which will extend its life of mine until 2044.
In November 2022, the project gained publicity for being one of several projects located in Great Barrier Reef catchments and floodplains that was exempted from needing an environmental impact statement (EIS) by the Queensland government because it is proposed it would produce less than two million tonnes of coal a year. Without an EIS, the public could be excluded from providing comments on the project's terms of reference. This would instead leave the mining company to largely define what issues they address in their environmental assessments.[11]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://www.yanzhoucoal.com.cn/en/2014-06/19/content_497776.htm.
{{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) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240205201516/https://www.peabodyenergy.com/Operations/Australia-Mining/Queensland-Mining/Middlemount-Mine. Archived from the original on 05 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Middlemount Mine, company website, accessed June 16, 2020
- ↑ Macarthur Coal, "Middlemount mine", Macarthur Coal website, accessed August 2010.
- ↑ 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.)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Middlemount, Operations, company website, accessed June 16, 2020
- ↑ Full Year Financial Result 2022, page 43, Yancoal, 27 Feb. 2023.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Yancoal, Coal Resources and Coal Reserves statement for year ending 31 December 2022, Yancoal, page 3, accessed 27 Feb. 2023.
- ↑ "Middlemount", Yancoal Australia website, accessed March 2023.
- ↑ "Coal projects in Great Barrier Reef catchments approved without environmental impact statements", The Guardian, 11 Nov. 2022.
