Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
47
South Walker Creek
Bowen
Operator
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance
Principal Holder BHP Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd
Phone: +61 7 3226 0600 Fax: +61 7 3229 2575
Location
35km west southwest of Nebo.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Rangal Coal Measures of Late Permian age dipping west at 5 to 10
degrees. Regional structure is dominated by a north-south trending
fault which is located to the west of the deposit. One thick coal seam
is present, known as the Main seam & ranges from 9m to 14m thick.
The coal is a high energy very low volatile coal to semi-anthracite.
Mining Method Mining conditions over the area are favourable for open-pit extraction
with soft overburden and relatively low stripping ratios. Overburden is
removed using a dragline, hydraulic backhoes and rear dump trucks
Rangal
Transport
Coal is railed approximately 140km to the port of Hay Point. A new
rail loop and coal loading facility were commissioned at the mine in
June 2002, as part of an expansion of production
Preparation plant Raw coal is processed in dense medium cyclones and spirals, or
bypassed directly for a raw product.
Product Coals The coal can be marketed raw as a thermal coal product, but the bulk
of the production is beneficiated to produce a high yeild, low ash
product suitable as a metallurgical (PCI) fuel, but may also be used
in coking blends.
Comments
Following the creation of the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) in June 2001, BMA assumed operation of the South Walker
Creek mine on behalf of BMC
Working
Status:
Mine
Type:
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Synonyms:
Address
Riverside Centre 123 Eagle St
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Medium
Medium
Medium
Medium
Size*:
Production
3.6 Million tonnes per annum (2003 - 04).
GPO Box 1389
BRISBANE
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Fort Cooper
BHP Billiton Limited
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
ML 4750
ML 70131
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
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Volatile
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Fixed
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CSN
South Walker Creek PCI 1.1 8.5
32.55
0.45
13
77.4
1
Sth Walker
1.2
15
29.79
0.62
13.5
70.3
* 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