Moorlands Coal Mine
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Moorlands Coal Mine is a shelved coal mine in Clermont, Queensland, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Moorlands Coal Mine | Clermont, Queensland, Australia | -22.816656, 147.379922 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelved | Pre-Permit | New | 2027 (planned) | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | – | Surface | Open Pit | 1000 | 50* | 160 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 318 | – | Subbituminous | Thermal | Hay Point Coal Terminal |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Cuesta Coal | Cuesta Coal [100%] | Australia |
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.
Coal Mine Background
A Scoping Study was completed on the project in 2013 as well as successful exploration programs in 2013 and 2014, which resulted in a JORC Resource upgrade.
The current permission requests a mine life of 30 years.[1] It is unclear whether this mine is a going concern as the website has not been updated since 2015[2] and the project specific website was down in January 2020 when a Definitive Feasibility Study is under way. But the project has not been updated since and appears to be shelved.[1]
Graphics on Cuesta Coal's website suggest that coal would be exported via either Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal or Hay Point Coal Terminal.[1]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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