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Stratford Mine

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusClosing / Closed
Commodities
  • Coal (metallurgical & thermal)
  • Coal (coking)
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotThe Stratford open-cut operations extracted coal from the upper and middle seams within the Gloucester Basin, and produced semi-soft coking coal and thermal coal for the export market.

The Stratford Coal Mine(SMC) was in continuous operation between 1995 and 2024. Mining activities approved under the SCM Development Consent and the BRNOC Development Consent were suspended in mid-2014. The Development Consent for the Stratford Extension Project was granted on 29 May 2015 and involved the extension and continuation of mine operations at the SMC.

Following final coal extraction in April 2024, the SMC transitioned into mine closure in July 2024 and is currently undertaking detailed mine closure planning, decommissioning of infrastructure and rehabilitation activities including bulk earthworks.

Rehabilitation at the SMC has been undertaken progressively over the life of the mine, with overburden emplacements and backfilled pits shaped and rehabilitated as areas become available.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Yancoal Australia, Ltd. 100 % Indirect
Stratford Coal Pty Ltd. (operator) 100 % Direct
Stratford Coal Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Yancoal Australia Limited, is the owner and operator of the Stratford Mining Complex.

Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

The coal resource at the Stratford Mining Complex (SMC) is located within the Permian aged Gloucester Basin in NSW.

The SMC is located in the central eastern flank of the north-south trending synclinal structure of the Gloucester Basin. In this area, a thick sequence of Carboniferous volcanics is overlain by late Permian sedimentary strata including coal seams. The Permian succession is divided into the following three groups (oldest to youngest):
• Stroud Volcanics;
• Dewrang Group; and
• Gloucester Coal Measures.

The target coal seams at the SMC are located within the Craven and Avon Subgroups of the Gloucester Coal Measures and within the Dewrang Group, including:
• Marker [M7] Seams;
• Bindaboo Seams;
• Deards Seams;
• Cloverdale Seams;
• Roseville Seams;
• Bowens Road Seams;
• Avon Seams;
• Glenview Seams;
• Marker 2 Seams;
• Triple Coal Seams;
• Cheer-up Seams;
• Clareval Seams; and
• Rombo Coal Seams.

The Cloverdale, Roseville, Marker, Bowens Road and Avon Seams have been previously mined at the SMC. Coal seams in the project area are generally of constant thicknesses except to the east where thrust faulting has thickened and repeated strata, which is further complicated by the steeply dipping syncline structure.

Mining Methods

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Heavy Mobile Equipment

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Commodity Production

CommodityUnits2024202320222021202020192018
Coal (coking) t  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe
Coal (thermal) t  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe
Coal (metallurgical & thermal) t  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe750,128455,617
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.

Operational metrics

Metrics20242023202220212020201920182017
Coal tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe1,259,995 t289,549 t8,912 t
Waste  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe6,641,245 bcm2,205,017 bcm
Reject  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe509,867 t250,720 t191,354 t

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Personnel

Mine Management

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