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Kogan Creek Mine

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotThe Kogan Creek Mine supplies black coal Kogan Creek Power Station that produces 750 MW. The coal from Kogan Creek Mine is very high quality and does not require washing prior to use.

The coal is transported directly to the power station from the mine by way of a four kilometre long overland conveyor.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
CS Energy 100 % Indirect
Kogan Creek Mine is owned by Aberdare Collieries Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of CS Energy.

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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

The Kogan Creek coal deposit forms the shallowest part of the Walloon Coal Measures which were deposited in the Surat Basin during mid-Jurassic times. The Upper Juandah Walloon Coal Measures were formed in freshwater swamps, lakes and low velocity streams. They comprise of medium to very fine sandstones, siltstones, mudstones, claystones and banded coal seams.

The mining development is principally based on mining three (3) seams, namely the M, N and O seams in the Upper Juandah Coal Measures of the Walloons Subgroup. These seams vary in thickness and are separated by layers of silty mudstones and sandstones. The average combined seam thickness is 10 to 12m, with a maximum of 15.8 m in the mining area. The coal seams in the mine area have been informally named into major seams, in descending order K, M, N, O, R, S, T and U. The M, N and O seams correlate to the Upper Juandah Macalister and Nangram seams; whereas the R, S and T seams correlate to the Lower Juandah Wambo Seam. (RGS, 2017).

The coal sits in relatively flat 0.1 metre to 3 metre thick seams with parting layers of rock and clay between each coal seam.

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Comminution

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Milling equipment has not been reported.

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Commodity Production

CommodityUnits2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Coal (thermal) t  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe2,820,2382,396,3362,708,2932,151,209
All production numbers are expressed as ROM coal.

Operational metrics

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Coal tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe2,820,238 t2,396,336 t2,708,293 t2,151,209 t
Raw coal annual capacity  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe2.8 Mt

Production Costs

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