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Aquila Mine (Capcoal Operation)

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 Location:
24 km SW from Middlemount, Queensland, Australia

  Regional Office:
201 Charlotte Street
GPO Box 1410
Brisbane
Queensland, Australia
4000
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeUnderground
Commodities
  • Coal (metallurgical)
Mining Method
  • Longwall
Processing
  • Wash plant
  • CHPP
  • Dense media separation
Mine Life6 years (as of Jan 1, 2021)
February 9, 2022 (IM-Mining) - Anglo American’s new Aquila mine has achieved its first longwall shear of steelmaking metallurgical coal on schedule and on budget, marking the project’s final stages of construction and commissioning.

An underground longwall operation at Grasstree is replaced by Aquila.
Latest NewsAnglo American commences first longwall shear at Aquila met coal mine     February 9, 2022


Owners

Source: p. 15,36
CompanyInterestOwnership
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. 30 % Indirect
Anglo American plc. (operator) 70 % Indirect
Capcoal complex is a joint venture between Mitsui Coal Holdings (30 per cent equity share) and Anglo American who is the operator of the mine.

Deposit Type

  • Sedimentary


Summary:

The Aquila is planning to extract reserves from the Aquila and Aquila Lower seams, which occur in the upper part of the German Creek formation.

The German Creek alluvium is located to the south of the project longwall mining area and the Little Parrot Creek alluvium is located approximately 1.6 km north-east of the project longwall mining area. In these areas, the creeks are typically incised into the landscape exposing the underlying rock in the creek bed and banks. Where present, there is typically less than 5 m of alluvium in the creek beds. Floodplain alluvial deposits are localised to the inside of meander bends and areas where the creek is less incised. In these areas the floodplain alluvium typically ranges from a few centimetres to 4 m thick. Alluvium is not present outside this localised area of creek and floodplain deposits.


Mining Methods

  • Longwall


Summary:

The project comprises a single longwall underground mine and supporting infrastructure. The operation will target two seams, the Aquila and Aquila Lower coal seams. The depth of the Aquila seams from the surface varies from approximately 70 metres up to 280 metres with a nominal seam height ranging from 1.8 metres to 2.2 metres.

The longwall will be supported by two continuous miner development units with ROM coal transferred from the underground development and longwall mining units via a new underground conveyor belt system to a new surface conveyor and onto an expanded ROM stockpile.


Crushing and Grinding


Processing

  • Wash plant
  • CHPP
  • Dense media separation

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Summary:

The company is progressing the development of its Aquila longwall mining project, near Middlemount, in Central Queensland’s Bowen Basin.

The Aquila project is a medium seam longwall operation targeting the Aquila and Aquila Lower coal seams to produce hard coking coal. It will include construction of surface infrastructure, development of longwall panels and underground infrastructure to support the operation.


Production:

CommodityUnitsAvg. Annual (Projected)
Coal (metallurgical) Mt 3.5
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.


Reserves at December 31, 2021:

CategoryTonnage CommodityMarketable Coal
Proven 31 Mt Coal (metallurgical) 21.8 Mt
Probable 13.4 Mt Coal (metallurgical) 9.1 Mt
Proven & Probable 44.4 Mt Coal (metallurgical) 31 Mt
Measured 22.2 Mt Coal (metallurgical)
Indicated 15.8 Mt Coal (metallurgical)
Measured & Indicated 38 Mt Coal (metallurgical)
Inferred 1.4 Mt Coal (metallurgical)


Heavy Mobile Equipment as of November 12, 2019:
HME TypeQuantity
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Mine Management:

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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
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Annual Report 2018
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2018
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2017
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2016
Fact Sheet 2015
Fact Sheet 2014
Annual Review 2013
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News:

NewsDate
Anglo American commences first longwall shear at Aquila met coal mine February 9, 2022
Boom continues strong year with Anglo extension July 2, 2021
Anglo American hires Mastermyne as Aquila production nears March 19, 2021
Anglo American to halve Aquila water consumption February 15, 2021
Mastermyne wins $95m Anglo American contract for Aquila August 2, 2019
Anglo American gives tech-advanced Aquila coal project green light July 26, 2019

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