Minerva Coal Mine
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Minerva coal mine was a surface coal mine operated by Sojitz Blue, a venture of Sojitz and KORES, in Emerald, Queensland, Australia.[1]
The mine ceased operation in 2021.[2]
Location
The below satellite image shows the exact location of the now-closed mine near Emerald, Queensland, Australia.[1]
Background
Sojitz Coal Mining Limited operated the mine.[1]
Mine Details
- Operator: Sojitz Blue
- Owners: Sojitz (96%) and KORES (4%)[1]
- Location: Emerald, Queensland, Australia
- GPS Coordinates: -23.921376, 148.047135 (exact)
- Status: Retired
- Production: 1.5 million tonnes[2]
- Total Resource: 76 million tonnes (2010) [3]
- Mineable Reserves: 23.6 (2010) [3]
- Coal Type: Thermal and PCI[1]
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Surface, open cut[1]
- Start Year: 2005[4]
- Closing Year: 2021[5]
- Source of Financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Sojitz, "Minerva Mine", company website, Archived from the original on 5 November 2016, accessed June 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Minerva Mine, Mining Data Online, accessed Jan 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mining Monthly, "Sojitz Takes Majority Stake in Minerva", Mining Monthly website, Accessed April 2021
- ↑ "About us", Sojitz Blue website, accessed June 2023.
- ↑ "The last loaded train leaves Minerva coal mine", Railpage, accessed June 2023.
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