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Poplar Grove Mine (Buck Creek Complex)

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 Location:
28 km NE from Madisonville, Kentucky, United States

  Regional Office:
373 Whobry Road
Rumsey
Kentucky, United States
42371
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeUnderground
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Continuous
  • Room-and-pillar
Processing
  • Wash plant
  • Dense media separation
Mine Life25 years (as of Jan 1, 2017)
Latest NewsParinga Closes US$56 Million Debt Refinancing and Completes First Drawdown     April 30, 2019


Owners & OPERATOR

Source: p. 71, 50
CompanyInterestOwnership
Paringa Resources Ltd. 100 % Indirect
Hartshorne Mining LLC (operator) 100 % Direct
At June 30, 2019, Paringa controlled approximately 40,096 gross acres of coal leases in Kentucky, United States which comprise the Buck Creek Mining Complex. The area is controlled by Paringa through approximately 330 individual coal leases with private mineral owners.

Deposit Type

  • Sedimentary


Summary:

The WK No. 9 Seam is a well-known and highly productive seam in the Western Kentucky portion of the Illinois Basin, and, in conjunction with the WK No. 11 Seam, represents the overwhelming majority of production produced in the West Kentucky region.

In the area of the Buck Creek Complex, the rock strata above the WK No. 9 Seam generally consists of the Turner Mine Shale (“TMS”), a thin, black shale immediately above the coal which is overlain by the Canton Shale and Vermillionville Sandstone. Immediately below the WKY No. 9 Seam is claystone followed by shale and sandy shale.

Coal seam thickness of the WK No.11 seam averages 4.2 feet with clean coal quality characteristics similar to the Poplar Grove Mine’s WK No.9 seam. Mining conditions for the WK No.11 coal seam appear to be excellent with the immediate roof consisting of a thin black shale horizon overlain by limestone. The roof conditions in the WK No. 11 seam result in lower operating cost compared to the WK No. 9 because the density of roof support materials is less.

Both the WK No. 9 and No. 11 seams are relatively flat with a dip towards the northwest. The dip of the coal, because it is shallow, will not have an adverse impact on mine productivity.


Mining Methods

  • Continuous
  • Room-and-pillar


Summary:

Paringa utilises room and pillar operations at Poplar Grove, an efficient and low-cost mining method widely employed in coal mines around the world. Room and pillar mining is undertaken by continuous mining units (“Unit”), with each Unit consisting of two CMs and other ancillary equipment.

Mining began utilising the two CMs which form Unit 1, with ramp-up activities progressing well and productivity increasing. Construction of the ventilation overcasts are complete and the split ventilation system is commissioned, enabling the concurrent operation of both CMs in Unit 1. Regulatory approval has also been received for an extended cut plan for Unit 1.

Unit 2 entered production in July 2019 and the split ventilation system has also been completed, enabling the concurrent operation of two continuous miners in Unit 2, taking the total number of CMs in operation to four and significantly increasing the total quantity of coal mined per shift of operation. Unit 2 will progressively ramp-up over the coming months, with testing activities for the Unit 2 extended cut plan underway.

Paringa plans to operate three Units at Poplar Grove, with each Unit projected to produce approximately 0.9 Mt tons of clean coal per annum at full capacity. Unit 3 is scheduled for commissioning in 2020, enabling total Poplar Grove production of up to 2.8 Mtpa of clean coal on an annualised run-rate basis.


Crushing and Grinding


Processing

  • Wash plant
  • Dense media separation

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Summary:

In order to optimize product yields and to conform with market needs and specifications, the Poplar Grove preparation plant will be designed and equipped to incorporate direct ship ROM coal blended with fullywashed product. Based on customer coal quality needs, 100 percent of the marketable coal will be a blend of raw and processed coal that will have a heating content of 11,200 Btu/lb. The plant is designed as a 400-raw-ton-per-hour facility. Approximately 40% to 70% (depending on the proportion of WK #11 seam in the plant feed) of the minus half-inch ROM coal will bypass the plant and be blended back with the washed product to meet the 11,200 Btu/lb customer specification. The balance of the minus two- inch ROM coal will be separated into coarse and fine material at a one-millimeter size separation as it crosses one double-deck raw coal de-slime screens. The coarser material (plus one-millimeter size fraction) will be processed in a heavy media cyclone; the finer coal (minus one mill ........


Production:

CommodityUnits2019
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All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics2019
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Combined reserves/resources are reported under Buck Creek Complex



Heavy Mobile Equipment as of September 26, 2019:
HME TypeQuantity
Continuous miner 4

Mine Management:

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Staff:

Total WorkforceYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
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Annual Report 2017
Feasibility Study Report 2017
Feasibility Study Report 2016
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News:

NewsDate
Paringa Closes US$56 Million Debt Refinancing and Completes First Drawdown April 30, 2019
Paringa Delivers First Coal to Customers April 28, 2019
Paringa Secures US$56 Million Debt Facility To Fund Poplar Grove Mine To 2.8MTPA March 19, 2019
Paringa Resources: Coal Production Ramping Up At Poplar Grove March 4, 2019

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