Strongman Coal Mine
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Strongman Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Rapahoe, West Coast, New Zealand.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
---|---|---|
Strongman Coal Mine | Rapahoe, West Coast, New Zealand | -42.342305, 171.303234 (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 | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
– | 0.055[1] | 2022[1] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 60* | 183* |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
– | – | – | Greymouth | Bituminous | Met | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
---|---|---|
Birchfield Coal | Birchfield Coal [100%] | New Zealand |
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 Strongman mine is an open cast mine inland from Rapahoe on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand.
An underground mine[2] operated from 1938 to 2003. In 1994 the original mine was replaced by the Strongman 2 mine further up the Nine Mile valley. The Strongman 2 mine closed in 2003. Solid Energy stated that the underground mines -- the Strongman and the Strongman 2 -- produced "around 8 million tonnes of coal". The company states that "the company opened Strongman Opencast Mine in May 2002 to secure continuity of supply for customers during the transition between Strongman 2 and Spring Creek Underground Mines". The Spring Creek mine was scheduled to begin production in February 2004.[3] In April 2004 Solid Energy stated that the opencast mine was scheduled to close "near the end of 2004".[4]
Owner: Birchfield Coal
Location: near Rapahoe on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island
Coordinates: -42.342305, 171.303234
Status: Closed
Production capacity:
Type of coal: bituminous coal
Employees:
Main markets: not applicable
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240302075239/https://www.nzpam.govt.nz/nz-industry/nz-minerals/minerals-statistics/coal/operating-mines/. Archived from the original on 02 March 2024.
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(help) - ↑ Ministry of Economic Development, "Operating coal mines", Ministry of Economic Development website, accessed March 2012.
- ↑ Solid Energy, "Strongman 2 Underground Mine closes - Replaced by mine at Spring Creek", Media Release, August 11, 2003.
- ↑ Solid Energy, "Environmental projects unveiled", Update, April 2004, page 2.