Overview

Mine Type	Open Pit
Status	Active
Commodities	Coal (thermal)
Mining Method	Truck & Shovel / Loader
Production Start	...
Mine Life	...
Snapshot	New Acland Mine is an open-cut thermal coal mine. Stage 3 extracted first coal in September 2023, with the first trainload leaving the Jondaryan Rail Loadout Facility in October 2023. Following the restart of operations at New Acland, first coal was mined, railed and sold during the FY2024 year, marking a significant milestone in the development of Stage 3 operations after its protracted approvals process. Key development activities were completed, including refurbishment of the secondary Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP) and construction of the Lagoon Creek Crossing, allowing access to the Willeroo Pit. The asset planned ramps up to a 5.0Mtpa operation over the next three years. New Acland Mine will continue mining activities in both Manning Vale East and Willeroo Pits, and progress planning and surface infrastructure works in preparation for mining activities in the Manning Vale West Pit, currently targeted to commence in the second half of calendar year 2025.

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.

Mining Methods

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Processing

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Production

Commodity	Units	2024	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017
Coal (thermal)	Mt	....	....	....	....	4.1	4.5	4.6

Operational metrics

Metrics	2024
Coal tonnes mined	....
Waste	....

Personnel

Job Title	Name	Profile	Ref. Date
.......................	.......................		Sep 25, 2024
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Employees	Contractors	Year
......		2024
......	......	2019