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Sonoma Mine

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 Location:
148 km NW from Mackay, Queensland, Australia

  Regional Office:
Level 15/40 Creek Street
PO Box 10630
Brisbane
Queensland, Australia
4000
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
  • Coal (hard coking)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
Production Start...
2022 production not yet available.


Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
China Steel Corporation 5 % Indirect
JFE Shoji Corp. 9.5 % Indirect
QCoal Group 85.5 % Indirect
Sonoma Mine Management Pty Ltd (operator) 100 % Direct
The Sonoma Coal Mine is a joint venture between QCoal Sonoma Pty Ltd (QCoal), JS Sonoma Pty Ltd, CSC Sonoma Pty Ltd, and Watami (Qld) Pty Ltd. QCoal is a privately-owned Queensland company based in Brisbane and has been active in the Queensland coal exploration and mining industry since 1989. JS Sonoma Pty Ltd is a subsidiary of JFE Shoji Trade Corporation (a JFE Holdings subsidiary), and CSC Sonoma Pty Ltd is a subsidiary of China Steel Corporation.

The Sonoma Coal Mine is operated by Sonoma Mine Management Pty Ltd.

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Deposit Type

  • Sedimentary


Summary:

The main stratigraphic unit of interest is the Moranbah Coal Measures, which are part of the Blackwater Group. The Moranbah Coal Measures are characterised by seven persistent coal seams. All coal seams are potentially economic.


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader


Summary:

The SCM is an open-cut mining operation located in the northern Bowen Basin, approximately 6 km south of the township of Collinsville, and is accessed via the State-controlled Bowen Development Road. The abutting rail line, the Newlands System, connects the SCM to the Port of Abbot Point where all coal products are shipped to international customers.

The SCM is permitted to extract up to 6.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of run-of-mine (ROM) coal to produce coking and thermal coal products for the export market. The SCM operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The Sonoma Coal deposit is primarily made up of two economically viable coal seams which are located predominantly on the Sonoma West mining lease. Four open pits are planned for the Sonoma Coal Project site. The main Sonoma pit will be mined from years 1 to 15. The other three pits will be mined from Year 5 onwards depending on plant scheduling, mining equipment and capacity of the coal handling and processing plant (CHPP). The main Sonoma Pit is constrained to the north by Coral Creek, to the east by the railway line, to the west by the subcrop limits and to the south by the economics of extraction. A levee will be constructed to the north of the main Sonoma pit to protect it from flooding of Coral Creek (based on a 100 year rainfall event).


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Processing

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Production:

CommodityUnits202120202019201820172016
Coal (thermal) t  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required366,447842,5591,764,297
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All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics202120202019201820172016
Coal tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required1,448,954 t of ROM coal838,242 t of ROM coal1,699,505 t of ROM coal3,811,120 t of ROM coal
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Tonnes processed  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required1,400,471 t826,592 t1,889,087 t3,643,046 t
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Reserves at August 1, 2006:

CategoryTonnage Commodity
Total Resource 50 Mt Coal (metallurgical & thermal)


Pipelines
TypeMaterialDiameterLengthDescription


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Mine Management:

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Staff:

Total WorkforceYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
Other 2022
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Other 2015
Other 2006
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