Overview
Status | Care and Maintenance |
Mine Type | Open Pit & Underground |
Commodities |
- Coal (metallurgical & thermal)
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Mining Method |
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Production Start | ... |
Donaldson Coal comprises of three separately managed sites owned by Donaldson Coal Pty Ltd, a wholly owned company of Yancoal Australia. Donaldson Open Cut Mine and Abel Underground Mine are located approximately 23km northwest of Newcastle in the Maitland and Cessnock Council areas. Tasman and the Tasman Extension Project are located approximately 20 kms west of Newcastle in the vicinity of Mt Sugarloaf. At Donaldson Open Cut Mine coal mining activities ceased in April 2013 and all mining equipment was removed from site. At Abel Underground Mine Coal mining activities were suspended on 2 May 2016 when the site was placed into care and maintenance. The original Tasman Underground Coal Mine mining ceased in 2013 and the site was fully rehabilitated soon after. The Tasman Extension Project was granted Development Consent under SSD-4962 on the 18th March 2013. During the 2022 reporting period, no disturbance or physical activities occurred within the Tasman Extension Project area. |
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Donaldson Operation is owned and operated by Donaldson Coal Pty Ltd a fully owned subsidiary of Yancoal Australia Limited.
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Summary:
Limited coal extraction has been conducted from the Fassifern Seam where it is exposed around the hillside of the Tasman deposit.
The 30m to 110m thick Tomago Measures include the previously mined Great Northern Seam which lies from 7m to 30m above the proposed workings and by the West Borehole Seam that lies approximately 150m beneath the Fassifern Seam.
The overburden typically comprises several conglomerate units with interbedded siltstone, claystone and sandstone overlying the Great Northern Seam, the Awaba Tuff and Fassifern Seam and dip at <5° towards the south-east.
Summary:
The Abel Underground Coal Mine
The Company undertook construction and mining activities until the mine was placed in care and maintenance from 2 May 2016.
Coal mining activities were suspended on 2 May 2016 when the site was placed into care and maintenance. No coal mining was undertaken during the reporting period or is planned during the next reporting period.
Tasman Underground Coal Mine
The original Tasman Underground Coal Mine operated and produced coal between 2006 and 2013 and was located east of the Tasman Extension Project. Mining ceased in 2013 and the site was fully rehabilitated soon after.
The Tasman Extension Project was granted Development Consent under SSD-4962 on the 18th March 2013. The project ‘substantially commenced’ works in 2017 with the commencement of engineering and environmental works to provide further design detail of the new pit top facility. Mining operations have not commenced at the Tasman Extension Project.
During the 2022 reporting period, no disturbance or physical activities occurred within the Tasman Extension Project area.
There are no mining operations proposed in the next reporting period. Activities proposed for the 2022/23 reporting period are limited to further engineering design work for the new pit top and environmental inspections of the area.
Donaldson Coal Mine
The Donaldson Coal Mine (“the mine”) was an open cut coal mining operation located ~23km ........
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Production:
Commodity | Units | 2016 | 2015 |
Coal (metallurgical & thermal)
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Mt
| 0.2 | 1.3 |
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
Reserves at December 31, 2019:
As of December 31, 2022, there were no changes in the Mineral Resources and Reserves at Donaldson Operation compared to December 31, 2019.
Mineral Resources are reported inclusive of Mineral Reserves.
Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Marketable Coal |
Probable
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110 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical & thermal)
|
62 Mt
|
Measured
|
190 Mt
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Coal (metallurgical & thermal)
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Indicated
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400 Mt
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Coal (metallurgical & thermal)
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Inferred
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100 Mt
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Coal (metallurgical & thermal)
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Total Resource
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690 Mt
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Coal (metallurgical & thermal)
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