Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
141
Newlands
Bowen
Operator
Newlands Coal Pty Ltd
Principal Holder NCA Joint Venture
Phone: +61 7 3115 5300 Fax:
Location
32km northwest of Glenden.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Rangal Coal Measures of Late Permian age dipping generally east at
2 to 8 degrees. One principal seam of economic interest, the Upper
Newlands seam is present near the base of the formation with two
thin and intermittent rider seams above. The main seam has been
affected by igneous intrusion in the northern and eastern portions of
the lease, with basalt flows present in paleo-stream channels which
cross the deposit. The Newlands Lower seam occurs at the top of the
underlying Fort Cooper Coal Measures, separated from the
Newlands Upper by 1 to 2m of parting in the central portion of the
open cut area. The lower seam is comprised of three high ash coal
plys separated by stone bands and clays; generally only the lower 2
plies are recovered.
Mining Method The Newlands operations comprise the Newlands and Eastern Creek
open-cut mines, the Southern Underground longwall mine and the
Northern Underground (proposed longwall) mine which is currently
under construction. Coal from the Suttor Creek deposit,
approximately 18km south of the Newlands Mine loadout, is treated
at the Newlands washplant and integrated into the Mine's saleable
coal product. The open-cut mines use draglines for overburden
removal.
Rangal
Transport
176 km by rail to the port of Abbot Point.
Preparation plant Batac jigs with froth flotation for fines recovery.
Product Coals Medium volatile, high energy bituminous thermal coal.
Comments
The Newlands operations presently incorporate the Southern underground and two open-cut mines, as well as the Northern
underground mine (under construction), and the Suttor Creek open-cut mine located approximately 17km south of the Newlands
railhead. The northern underground is expected to replace production from the Southern underground upon its depletion at the end
of the 2005 financial year. In June 2003, MIM shareholders, approved a scheme of arrangement by which Swiss-based commodities
group Xstrata Plc acquired the assets of MIM Holdings Limited. Opencut mining at Suttor Creek commenced in early 2004 and the
Northern Underground is scheduled to produce its first longwall coal in the first quarter of calender 2006.
Working
Status:
Mine
Type:
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Address
Level 10, Riverside Centre 123 Eagle St
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Medium
Medium
Medium
Medium
Size*:
Production
3.5 Million tonnes per annum (2003 - 04).
GPO Box 2587
BRISBANE
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Fort Cooper
Xstrata Plc
Itochu Corporation
EPC 588
EPC 727
EPC 734
ML 10176
ML 10316
ML 10317
ML 10322
ML 4748
ML 4754
ML 4755
ML 4771
ML 4774
* Sites: Small < 50Mt, Medium 51 to 150Mt, Large 151 to 500Mt, Very Large > 500Mt measured and indicated
Mines: Small < 2Mt, Medium > 2Mt < 10Mt, Large > 5Mt < 10Mt, Very Large > 10Mt annual saleable coal production
Data updated March 2005