Yamala coal mine

From Global Energy Monitor

Yamala coal mine is a proposed thermal coal mine in Queensland, Australia.[1]

Location

The Yamala mine would be located 6km to the west of Comet in the Central Bowen Basin, approximately midway between Emerald and Blackwater and just south of the Capricorn Highway.[1]

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Coal Mine Background

The Yamala mine was proposed by North Energy Corporation, which was bought by New Hope Group in 2011.[2]

The Yamala mine is listed on a Queensland Government Minerals and Energy Resources: outlook profile in February 2017 as a going concern.[3]

Project Details

  • Sponsor: Yamala Coal and CHR Emerald[1]
  • Parent Company: New Hope Group (70%) Sojitz Coal Resource (30%)[1]
  • Location: Comet, Queensland, Australia[1]
  • GPS Coordinates: -23.626551, 148.475395 (approximate)
  • Status: Cancelled
  • Production Capacity: 3.5 Mtpa[2]
  • Total Resource:
  • Minable Reserves: 190 million tonnes[2]
  • Coal type: Thermal[1]
  • Mine Size:
  • Mine Type: Surface/ underground[1]
  • Start Year:
  • Source of Financing:

Articles and resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 New Hope Group "Yamala"New Hope Website, accessed 16 September 2019
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Northern Energy Corporation "Northern Energy Corporation highlights company progress"Ferret, 3 March 2008
  3. Queensland Government, "Minerals and Energy Resources: outlook profile for Queensland’s priority commodities" 27 February 2017.

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