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:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	–	–

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
–	0.055	2022	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 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. In April 2004 Solid Energy stated that the opencast mine was scheduled to close "near the end of 2004". 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

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