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Rocglen Mine

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 Location:
24 km NE from Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia

  Address:
PO Box 600
Gunnedah
New South Wales, Australia
2380
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Overview

StatusClosing / Closed
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
Production Start...
Production ended in June 2019. Company has commenced a rehabilitation programme for the mine, which is likely to take roughly 18 months to complete.

Rehabilitation works are scheduled to be complete by late 2022, with the following years to include monitoring and maintenance of the area.


Owners

Source: p. 7
CompanyInterestOwnership
Whitehaven Coal Ltd. (operator) 100 % Indirect
The Rocglen Coal Mine is owned by Whitehaven Coal Limited and operated by Whitehaven Coal Mining Pty Ltd.

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Deposit Type

  • Sedimentary


Summary:

Mineralization involves three separate coal seams, being the Upper Glenroc, Lower Glenroc and Belmont seams.


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader


Summary:

Production has now ceased for the RCM, with no coal production. Works undertaken will be limited to rehabilitation which will include: Bulk earth moving/shaping using dozers, placement of subsoil and topsoil, seeding, tube stock planting and rock lining of drainage structures. Any vegetation clearing activities in mining areas over the next reporting period will be conducted in accordance with the approved MOP and associated Management Plans.


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Processing


Summary:

No processing residues or tailings will be produced during the Closure MOP term.

Reject material from the Whitehaven CHPP will be returned via truck to nearby Whitehaven pits including Rocglen for disposal. All reject material will be co-disposed in the pit void with waste rock material.


Production:
Production ended in June 2019. Company have commenced a rehabilitation programme for the mine, which is likely to take roughly 18 months to complete.

CommodityUnits20192018201720162015
Coal (thermal) t  ......  Subscription required856,818983,054314,383936,457
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics20192018201720162015
Waste 2,373,500 bcm4,580,100 bcm5,773,704 bcm1,974,300 t5,080,179 t
Coal tonnes mined 470,119 t of ROM coal1,062,674 t of ROM coal1,497,119 t of ROM coal467,518 t of ROM coal1,260,349 t of ROM coal

Reserves at August 31, 2022:

CategoryOreTypeTonnage Commodity
Measured In-Situ (OP) 2 Mt Coal (thermal)
Indicated In-Situ (OP) 3 Mt Coal (thermal)
Indicated In-Situ (UG) 3 Mt Coal (thermal)
Measured & Indicated In-Situ (OP) 6 Mt Coal (thermal)
Measured & Indicated In-Situ (UG) 3 Mt Coal (thermal)
Inferred In-Situ (OP) 0.2 Mt Coal (thermal)
Inferred In-Situ (UG) 1 Mt Coal (thermal)



Heavy Mobile Equipment as of November 30, 2015:
HME TypeModelSizeQuantity
Bulldozer ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required
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Drill ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required
Excavator ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required
Excavator ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required
Excavator 30 t ....................... Subscription required
Grader ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required
Loader ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required
Truck (dump) ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required
Truck (dump) ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required
Truck (service) ....................... Subscription required
Truck (water) 30000 l ....................... Subscription required
Truck (water) 15000 l ....................... Subscription required
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Mine Management:

Job TitleNamePhoneProfileRef. Date
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
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Annual Review 2018
Annual Report 2017
Annual Review 2016
Press Release 2015
Annual Report 2014
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