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Carborough Downs Mine

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 Location:
18 km E from Moranbah, Queensland, Australia

  Address:
PO Box 8098
Mt Pleasant
Queensland, Australia
4740
Phone+61-7-4951-7800
Fax+61-7-4951-7828
WebsiteWeb
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeUnderground
Commodities
  • Coal (metallurgical)
Mining Method
  • Longwall
  • Bord-and-pillar
Processing
  • Wash plant
  • CHPP
  • Dense media separation
Mine Life10 years (as of Jan 1, 2021)
Latest NewsCentral QLD records second gas ignition incident this year     July 15, 2020


Owners

Source: p. 20
CompanyInterestOwnership
JFE Shoji Corp. 2.5 % Indirect
JFE Steel Corp. 2.5 % Indirect
POSCO International Corp. 5 % Indirect
AMCI Euro-Holdings BV 90 % Indirect
Fitzroy Australia Resources Pty Ltd. 90 % Indirect
Carborough Downs Coal Management Pty Ltd. (operator) 100 % Direct
In November 2016, Vale agreed to divest the Carborough Downs operations to a Fitzroy QLD Resources Limited, a subsidiary of AMCI subsidiary of AMCI Euro-holdings BV. The remaining 10% held in equal interests by JFE (JFE Steel 2.5%; JFE Shoji Trade 2.5%) and POSCO (5%).

Carborough Downs Coal Management Pty Ltd. is the operator of the Carborough Downs mine.

Deposit Type

  • Sedimentary

Source: Source

Summary:

Carborough Downs mining leases overlie the Rangal Coal Measures of the Bowen Basin with the seams of Leichardt and Vermont.

The Leichhardt seam that is currently being mined at Carborough Downs is relatively uniform and ranges from 4.5 to 5.7 metres thick.


Mining Methods

  • Longwall
  • Bord-and-pillar

Source:

Summary:

Carborough Downs is an underground longwall and bord & pillar operation mining, located 25km east of Moranbah in the heart of the Bowen Basin.

The mine produces metallurgical coal sold to meet the growing needs of international steel demand.


Crushing and Grinding


Processing

  • Wash plant
  • CHPP
  • Dense media separation


Summary:

An overland conveyor transfers raw coal from the underground mine for processing on site at a modern Coal Handling and Processing Plant (CHPP). The Carborough Downs CHPP operates seven days a week and is capable of processing 1,000 tonnes per hour.

The mine produces predominantly coking coal with PCI coal as a secondary product.


Production:

CommodityUnits2021202020192018201720162015
Coal (metallurgical) kt 3,5752,2142,1532,0472,0622,3532,648
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.

Operational Metrics:

Metrics202120202019201820172016
Coal tonnes mined 4,454 kt of ROM coal2,795 kt of ROM coal2,769 kt of ROM coal2,696 kt of ROM coal2,726 kt of ROM coal4,283 kt of ROM coal
Raw coal annual capacity 4.5 Mt

Reserves at December 31, 2015:

CategoryTonnage Commodity
Proven 4 Mt Coal (metallurgical)


Heavy Mobile Equipment:

Mine Management:

Job TitleNameProfileRef. Date
General Manager/SSE Russell Uhr LinkedIn Dec 6, 2021
Technical Services Manager Mark Bobeldyk LinkedIn Dec 6, 2021
Underground Mine Manager Ernest Gosk LinkedIn Dec 6, 2021

Staff:

EmployeesContractorsTotal WorkforceYear
311 272 583 2021
340 2020
340 2019
340 2018

Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
Other 2021
Other 2021
Press Release 2016
Fact Sheet 2015
Fact Sheet 2015
Form 20-F 2015
Other 2007

News:

NewsDate
Central QLD records second gas ignition incident this year July 15, 2020
Fitzroy Australia restarts Carborough Downs operations December 17, 2019
Carborough Downs operations suspended after incident November 27, 2019

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