Valeria South Coal Mine

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Valeria South Coal Mine is a cancelled coal mine in Emerald, Queensland, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Valeria South Coal Mine Emerald, Queensland, Australia -23.3407382, 147.85037 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Project Type Opening Year Closing Year
Cancelled Pre-Permit New 2022

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 Surface Open Pit 60* 75

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
55 Bowen Bituminous Thermal & Met

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Valeria Coal Holdings Pty Ltd[1] Glencore PLC [100.0%] Switzerland

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 Valeria South coal project was a proposed coal mine in central Queensland, Australia. The project was suspended and combined into the Valeria coal project.[2] The mine project is ultimately owned by Glencore. According to the Valeria South Project Environmental Authority Application, the Valeria South project will assist with Glencore’s planning for the broader development of the overall Valeria coal project, which may serve as a source of potential replacement production from the Clermont Open Cut operation, where mining is scheduled to finish around 2026.[3]

The Valeria South mine is expected to open in 2022 and have a lifetime of 15 years.[3]

It is expected to produce approximately 2.1 to 2.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) run of mine (ROM) with an average of 2.3 Mtpa ROM. This translates to about 1.2 to 1.4 million tonnes per annum of product coal.[3]

In March 2019,Glencore's submitted its Environmental Authority Application for the Valeria South Project.[4]

  • Sponsor: Valeria South Limited[5]
  • Parent Company: Glencore[5]
  • Location: Located approximately 37 km north-west of Emerald, 38 km south-west of Capella and 270 km west of Rockhampton.
  • GPS Coordinates: -23.3407382, 147.85037 (approximate)
  • Status: Cancelled
  • Production Capacity: 1.4 mtpa[3]
  • Total Resource: 55 Mt[3]
  • Mineable Reserves: 45 Mt[3]
  • Coal type: coking and thermal[3] (export)
  • Mine Size:
  • Mine Type: surface, opencast[3]
  • Start Year: 2022[3]
  • Source of Financing:

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125053716/https://www.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/coordinator-general/assessments-and-approvals/coordinated-projects/projects-discontinued-or-on-hold/valeria-project. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Valeria South Project, Mining Data Online, accessed March 2023
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 "Valeria South Project Environmental Authority Application - Supporting Information Report," "Coal Assets Australia: Glencore," March 22, 2019.
  4. "[https://www.glencore.com.au/en/who-we-are/energy-products/valeria/Pages/Available-documents.aspx AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS ]," "Glencore Australia," accessed June 2020.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Valeria South Project," "Mining Data Solutions," accessed June 2020.