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 Energy [73.3%]; CITIC Australia Coppabella [14.0%]; Marubeni Corporation [7.0%]; KC Resources [3.7%]; NS Coal [2.0%]	USA, China, Japan, Singapore

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	2.788	3.578	3.118	2.166	2.05	1.79	3.689

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September and December supplements.

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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