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New Acland Mine

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusCare and Maintenance
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotThe site has safely transitioned into care and maintenance and is currently planning for the commencement of Stage 3 once the final approvals are granted.

On 28 June 2022, the Department of Environment & Science issued the Environmental Authority for New Acland Stage 3. After the reporting period, on 26 August 2022, the Minister for Resources granted the Stage 3 mining leases.

The New Acland open-cut coal mine in Darling Downs, Queensland, will produce up to 7.5 million tonnes of product coal per annum. Acland is expected to be exporting coal by October 2023.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
New Hope Group Co., Ltd. 100 % Indirect
New Acland Coal Pty. Ltd. (operator) 100 % Direct
New Acland Mine refers to its operator, New Acland Coal Pty Ltd, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Hope.

Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

The revised Project site lies within the Cecil Plains Sub-Basin which is located within the western portion of the Clarence-Moreton Basin. In Queensland, the Clarence-Moreton Basin merges with the Surat Basin. The Kumbarilla Ridge is a basement high consisting of the Upper Devonian to Upper Carboniferous Texas beds and separates the Cecil Plains Sub-Basin of the Clarence Moreton Basin, from the Surat Basin. The Clarence-Moreton Basin represents an eastern portion of the Mesozoic GAB.

The economic coal-bearing sediments of the Surat and Clarence-Moreton basins occur in the Walloon Coal Measures. The Walloon Coal Measures are Middle to Upper Jurassic in age and are a part of the Injune Creek Group. Although the Kumbarilla Ridge is considered to structurally separate the Clarence-Moreton Basin from the Surat Basin, the Walloon Coal Measures occur on both sides of the Kumbarilla Ridge and are laterally continuous between the Clarence Moreton Basin and the Surat Basin.

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Production

CommodityUnits202220212020201920182017
Coal (thermal) Mt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe4.14.54.6
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.

Production Costs

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Site cash costs (produced) Coal (thermal) AUD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe

Financials

Units2022202120202019
Revenue M AUD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 571.4  
Pre-tax Income M AUD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 171.9  
EBITDA M AUD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 206.9  

Heavy Mobile Equipment

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Personnel

Mine Management

Job TitleNameProfileRef. Date
....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required Subscription required Feb 19, 2024

EmployeesContractorsYear
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