Newlands Coal Mine

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Newlands Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Glenden, Queensland, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Newlands Coal Mine	Glenden, Queensland, Australia	-21.201424, 147.887969 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1983	2023

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
–	7.802	2022	Surface	Open Pit	1578.65	60*	610

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
110	–	2045	Bowen	Bituminous	Thermal & Met	Abbot Point Coal Terminal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Newlands Coal Pty Ltd	Glencore PLC [100.0%]	Switzerland

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	6	6	5	5	7	7	6

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 Newlands Coal mine was a coal mine, operated by Glencore, near Glenden in the Bowen Basin, Queensland, Australia.

As of February 2023, the mine has ceased production and is permanently closed. On its website, former owner Xstrata Coal states that "Development at Newlands began in 1981 and coal mining operations commenced in 1983. Coal is mined from a single seam – the Upper Newlands which varies from 5.5 and 6.5 metres in thickness and averages 6 metres. Originally the Newlands operation aimed to produce 4 million tonnes of washed coal per year from approximately 4.5 million tonnes of open cut coal mined. With the commencement of underground mining in 1998 and significant restructuring of the open cut, the combined open cut produce in excess of 10 million tonnes of product per annum."

The project was formally a joint venture between Xstrata Coal (55%), Itochu Coal Resources (35%) and Sumitomo (10%).

The current owner Glencore states that it is "part of the NCA Project" which "includes the Newlands open cut operation and underground longwall operation, the Collinsville open cut mine and the Abbot Point coal terminal."

In 2019, the mine produced 5.523 million tonnes In 2021, production was 4.3 million tonnes.

• Owner: Glencore
• Parent Company: Glencore
• Location: Glenden, Queensland, Australia
• GPS Coordinates: -21.201424, 147.887969 (exact)
• Status: Retired
• Production: 4.3 million tonnes per annum
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves: 326 million tonnes (20 million tonnes proven)
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mine Type: Surface
• Mining Method: Open cut
• Start Year: 1983
• Source of Financing:

Mine Closure

Newland Mine ceased its coal production in February 2023 and is now a retired mine.

Because the small Queensland town of Glendon was established to support Glencore's Newland's project, and most of the town sits on land that is privately owned by Glencore, the town itself now faces closure, too. Over 300 homes are in danger of being demolished to make way for rehabilitation work on the site.

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