Moorvale Coal Mine

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Moorvale Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Coppabella, Queensland, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Moorvale Coal Mine	Coppabella, Queensland, Australia	-21.971718, 148.372197 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2002	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	1.79	2022	Surface	Open Pit	–	60*	305

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
4	2022	52	Bowen	Bituminous	Thermal & Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Coppabella and Moorvale Joint Venture (CMJV)	Peabody Coppabella Pty Ltd [73.3%]; CITIC Australia Coppabella Pty Ltd [14.0%]; Winchester Coal Operations Pty Ltd [7.0%]	USA, China, Japan, Singapore

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	2	3	3	2	2	1	3

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 Moorvale coal mine is a surface mine operated by Coppabella and Moorvale Joint Venture (CMJV), a subsidiary of Peabody Energy, in Coppabella, Queensland, Australia. Coppabella and Moorvale Joint Venture (CMJV), and a subsidiary of Peabody Energy, operates the mine.

• Operator: Coppabella and Moorvale Joint Venture (CMJV)
• Owners: Peabody Energy (73.3%), CITIC Australia Coppabella (14.0%), Marubeni Corporation (7.0%), KC Resources (3.7%), NS Coal (2.0%)
• Location: Coppabella, Queensland, Australia
• GPS Coordinates: -21.971718, 148.372197 (exact)
• Status: operating
• Production Capacity: 3.1 million short tons
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves: 8 MT
• Coal type:bituminous
• Mine Size:
• Mine Type: surface
• Mining Method: opencut
• Start Year:2002
• Source of Financing:

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