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New Acland Mine

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotNew 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.

In January 2025, New Hope and Oakey Coal Action Alliance (OCAA) agreed to terms for the discontinuance of OCAA’s Land Court of Queensland appeal against the Queensland Government’s decision to grant the Associated Water Licence to New Acland Stage 3. The conclusion of this legal challenge provides certainty for the local community and enables continued production increases as New Acland Mine seeks to become a 5Mtpa operation.

As of June 2025, New Hope continued ramping up of operations at New Acland Mine, with the asset delivering significant increases in production, driven by the mining of both Manning Vale East and Willeroo pits, commencement of night shift operations in the CHPP and additional intake of employees.

Owners

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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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Mining Methods

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Comminution

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Water usage

Parameter2024202320222021
Surface water 1,933 ML1,543 ML1,920 ML1,200 ML
Groundwater 246 ML124 ML116 ML339 ML
Third-party water 139 ML329 ML
Recycled water 292 ML428 ML

Commodity Production

CommodityUnits20252024202220212020201920182017
Coal (thermal) Mt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe4.1 4.5 4.6 
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal. ^ Guidance / Forecast.

Operational metrics

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Production Costs

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Mine 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  

Personnel

Mine Management

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Workforce

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