Overview
| Status | Care and Maintenance |
| Mine Type | Underground |
| Commodities |
|
| Mining Method |
- Continuous
- Room-and-pillar
|
| Processing |
- Wash plant
- Dense media separation
|
| Production Start | 1988 |
| Mine Life | 5 years (as of Jan 1, 2017) |
Quinsam placed the mine on care and maintenance at the end of May 2019. The company subsequently made an assignment into bankruptcy. The receiver and manager Bowra Group Inc. offered the property and assets for sale in 2020.
During 2021 Quinsam Coal Mine (the Site) was operated in a status of care and maintenance by the Bowra Group Inc., in its capacity as Receiver and Manager of Quinsam Coal Corporation (the Receiver). The Receiver operated the Site under the regulations of the Mines Act permit, C-172 and the Environmental Management Act permit, PE:7008.
The Receiver undertook a sales process for the assets, undertaking and properties of Quinsam Coal Corporation from December 2019 to November 17, 2021, when the process was officially closed without a buyer. The future of the site has not been determined, however; with the closure of the sales process there will be no buyer to re start operations at the Site. |
Source:
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| Company | Interest | Ownership |
|
Quinsam Coal Corporation
(operator)
|
100 %
|
Direct
|
|
ERP Compliant Fuels, LLC
|
100 %
|
Indirect
|
ERP Compliant Fuels, LLC indirectly owns Quinsam through Quinsam Coal Corporation.
Quinsam Coal Corporation LLC subsequently made an assignment into bankruptcy. The receiver and manager Bowra Group Inc. undertook a sales process for the assets, undertaking and properties of Quinsam Coal Corporation from December 2019 to November 17, 2021, when the process was officially closed without a buyer.
Contractors
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Mining Methods
- Continuous
- Room-and-pillar
Summary:
The underground coal mining at Quinsam uses room-and-pillar methods. This mining method uses mechanized, remote control continuous mining machines to develop a series of underground roadways in the coal leaving a series of pillars of coal. The continuous miners cut and load the coal into shuttle cars, which haul and empty the coal onto a belt conveyor system leading to a coal stockpile on the surface. From there, coal is transported to the coal preparation plant.
Processing
- Wash plant
- Dense media separation
Source:
Summary:
When operating, coal produced by the mine was ranked as High Volatile “A” Bituminous Coal, which was processed on-site and hauled to the Middle Point Barge Terminal for shipping to customers.
The run - of - mine (ROM) coal was processed at the on-site coal preparation plant. Waste materials generated from coal processing includes two types of waste, coarse coal reject (CCR) and fine coal refuse or tailings. Both waste materials are characterized based on the sulphur content and its potential to generate acid classified as potentially acid generating (PAG) or non-potentially acid generating (non-PAG) CCR or tailings.
To meet increasing production requirements and improve fine coal recovery the coal preparation plant was upgraded in 1993 to include heavy media cyclones and centrifuges (for both coarse clean coal
and the fines circuit).
Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|
Coal (thermal)
|
t
| ...... | 210,454 | 53,473 | 15,500 | 130,700 | 220,000 |
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Operational Metrics:
| Metrics | 2017 |
|
Coal tonnes mined
| 82,451 t of ROM coal |
|
Raw coal annual capacity
| 537,000 t of ROM coal |
|
Tonnes processed
| 68,120 t of ROM coal |
Reserves at December 31, 2021:
The permitted reserves for the 2 North and Area 5-7 South have a total of 842,000 raw tonnes. Mining reserves on unpermitted and future development areas total 10,675,700 raw tonnes. These areas include 4-South, 6-South and Quinsam North.
Mining resources (mineable reserves not yet established) on coal holdings described as exploration areas with potential for mineable coal totals over 47 million tonnes. These areas include Quinsam North, Quinsam East and Quinsam South.
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity |
|
Proven & Probable
|
11.5177 Mt
|
Coal (thermal)
|
|
Total Resource
|
47 Mt
|
Coal (thermal)
|
Mine Management:
| Job Title | Name | Profile | Ref. Date |
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Oct 5, 2022
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Staff:
| Employees | Year |
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|
2017
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