South Walker Creek Coal Mine
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South Walker Creek Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Strathfield, Queensland, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| South Walker Creek Coal Mine | Strathfield, Queensland, Australia | -21.753393, 148.443289 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[1] | – | 1996[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8[2] | 8.007[3] | 2022[3] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 60* | 761* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182[4] | 2022[4] | 679[4] | Bowen | Bituminous | Met | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Stanmore SMC Pty Ltd[5][6] | Stanmore Resources Ltd [100.0%] | Australia |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[3] | 7[3] | 8[3] | 7[3] | 7[3] | 6[3] | 8[3] | 6[7] |
Expansion/Extension
Table 6: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Project Phase | Added Capacity (Mtpa)* | Start Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed[2] | Permitted[2] | Expansion[2] | – | 1[2] | – |
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 South Walker Creek mine is an open-cut coal mine owned and operated by Stanmore Resources Ltd. The mine was commissioned in 1996 and produces Pulverized Coal Injection (PCI) grade coal and coking coal.[8]
South Walker Creek coal is "beneficiated at on-site processing facilities with a capacity to produce 3.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of coal."[8] From financial years 2013-2014, nominated production rate increased from 5.6 Mtpa in FY2013 to 7.9 Mtpa in FY2014.[9] South Walker Creek Mine was previously owned by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) and operated by BHP Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd (BMC); however, in May 2022, Stanmore Resources acquired BHP’s 80% interest in BMA, becoming the operator of the mine.[10] Then, in October 2022, the remaining 20% share was acquired, making Stanmore the mine's owner and operator.[11]
- Operator: Stanmore Resources Ltd.
- Owner: Stanmore Resources Ltd.
- Location: Northern Bowen Basin, approximately 25 km west-south west of the township of Nebo in Queensland.[12]
- GPS Coordinates: -21.753393, 148.443289 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: 5.4 Mtpa[13]
- Total Resource: 679 million tonnes[14]
- Mineable Reserves: 182 million tonnes[14]
- Coal Type: Coking coal and PCI coal
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Open cut[15]
- Start Year: 1996[16]
- Source of Financing:
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240205192239/https://stanmore.au/assets/operations/. Archived from the original on 05 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240516211625/https://www.stanmore.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Stanmore-Annual-Report-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20240202181124/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/coal-industry-review-statistical-tables/resource/bab54159-f38b-4e6f-8652-4b04bca29139. Archived from the original on 02 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240205201815/https://stanmore.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Stanmore-Resources-Annual-Report-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 05 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240722223654/https://miningdataonline.com/property/149/South-Walker-Creek-Mine.aspx. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125052930/https://stanmore.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Stanmore-Resources-Annual-Report-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://stanmore.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Stanmore-Sustainability-Report-2023_Interactive.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 BHP Billiton, "Metallurgical Coal", BHP Billiton website, accessed August 2008.
- ↑ Value through performance: Annual Report 2014," "BHP Billiton," 2014
- ↑ Operations, Stanmore Resources website, accessed March 2023.
- ↑ Annual Report 2022, page 2, Stanmore Resources, 27 Feb. 2023.
- ↑ "South Walker Creek Mulgrave Resource Access: Stage 2C (MRA2C): Preliminary Documentation," "BHP," January 30, 2019.
- ↑ Annual Report 2022, Stanmore Resources, 27 Feb. 2023.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 2022 Annual Coal Resources and Reserve Summary, Stanmore Resources, 27 Feb. 2023.
- ↑ "South Walker Creek Mine," "Mining Data Solutions," accessed June 2020.
- ↑ "BHP Annual Report 2019," "BHP," 2019.
