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Minerva Mine

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusClosing / Closed
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotMinerva was an open-cut mine that used the “terrace” mining method to extract its coal.

In August 2021, the Minerva Mine was closed.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corp. (KOMIR 4 % Indirect
Sojitz Corp. 96 % Indirect
Ownership: Sojitz 96%, Korea Mine Rehabilitation & Mineral Resources Corporation (KOMIR) 4%.

Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

The Minerva mine is an open-cut mine located in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.

Bowen Basin is represented by the Reids Dome beds, a unit of highly variable thickness and lithology. Distribution is restricted to the south-western part of the Bowen Basin, west and to the north and south of Lake Maraboon. In the southern Denison Trough coal seams in the Reids Dome beds can to reach up to 30 metres thick, but at considerable depth (~1200 metres).

Mining Methods

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

Summary:

Production

CommodityUnits2022202120202019201820172016
Coal (thermal) t  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe1,432,1541,820,8562,042,1282,111,503
All production numbers are expressed as ROM coal.

Operational metrics

Metrics2022202120202019201820172016
Coal tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe1,526,704 t of ROM coal1,829,852 t of ROM coal2,076,445 t of ROM coal2,151,935 t of ROM coal

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Personnel

Mine Management

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