Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Open Pit |
| Commodities |
- Coal (metallurgical)
- Coal (thermal)
|
| Mining Method |
- Truck & Shovel / Loader
- Dragline
|
| Processing |
- Wash plant
- Dense media separation
|
| Mine Life | 20 years (as of Jan 1, 2018) |
Capcoal (OC) operates two open-cut mines, Lake Lindsay and Oak Park. |
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70% Anglo American, 30% Mitsui Coal Holdings;
The wholly owned subsidiary Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Holdings Limited holds the proportionately consolidated joint operations. These operations are unincorporated and jointly controlled.
Summary:
The majority of coal is mined from the German Creek Formation, which contains five coal seam intervals known as the German Creek, Corvus, Tieri, Aquila and Pleiades seams.
Mining Methods
- Truck & Shovel / Loader
- Dragline
Summary:
Capcoal comprises opencast operations at Lake Lindsay and Oak Park.
Processing Technologies
- Wash plant
- Dense media separation
Summary:
ROM coal is stockpiled, transported via an existing overland conveyor and processed through the existing Coal Handling Preparation Plant located at German Creek(Capcoal).
Capcoal coal is washed at a Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP) producing prime quality hard coking coal for export.
After processing, coal is transported 360 kilometres north-east by rail to the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal for export.
Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2018 |
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
Mt
| ......  |
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Reserves at December 31, 2018:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity |
|
Proven
|
73.5 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
Probable
|
43.4 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
Proven & Probable
|
116.9 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
Measured
|
46.1 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
Indicated
|
98.7 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
Measured & Indicated
|
144.8 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
Inferred
|
175.7 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
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