Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
13
Wandoan Deposits
Surat
Operator
Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Ltd
Principal Holder Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Ltd
Phone: +61 7 3115 5300 Fax:
Location
Wandoan area, some 60km north of Miles; a possible 200km rail link
to join the Moura to Gladstone railway is being evaluated. Total rail
distance to the Port of Gladstone would be 385 km.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
The Wandoan group of deposits contain approximately 270 million
tonnes of high volatile thermal coal in a number of shallow, lenticular
deposits extending over a 10 km arc from northwest to just south of
the township of Wandoan. The deposits of economic interest are
Austinvale & Frank Creek. Both deposits contains a number of
seams from the middle Jurassic Juandah (upper Walloon) Coal
Measures amenable to open cut extraction. The main deposits are
relatively flat lying with a regional dip to the south and west. Other
deposits are: Burunga, Glen Laurel, Mud Creek, Stanley Park,
Summer Hill, Turkey Hill, Woleebee, Wubagul.
Mining Method Proposed open-cut
Juandah
Transport
Preparation plant
Product Coals Thermal coal
Comments
In June 2003, Swiss-based commodities group Xstrata Plc acquired the assets of MIM Holdings Limited.
Undeveloped Group
Status:
Deposit
Type:
Related Website
www.xstrata.com
Basin:
Synonyms:
Address
Level 10, Riverside Centre 123 Eagle Street
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Not known
Not known
Not known
Not known
Size*:
GPO Box 2587
BRISBANE
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Xstrata Plc
Sumitomo Corporation
Itochu Corporation
MDL 221
MDL 222
MDL 223
MDL 224
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
Total (ad)
energy (ad)
(ad)
(ad)
Volatile
matter (ad)
Fixed
carbon (ad)
CSN
Austinvale Raw
7.9 23.9
21.59
0.32
36.1
32.1
Austinvale Washed
10.7 8.8
26.5
0.28
43.1
36.7
* 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
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Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
167
Austinvale
Surat
Operator
Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Ltd
Principal Holder Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Ltd
Phone: +61 7 3115 5300 Fax:
Location
7km northwest of Wandoan.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Austinvale is one of the Wandoan Deposits. These occur as a
crescent shaped zone extending to the south & to the northwest of
the town of Wandoan. All deposits belong to the Juandah Coal
Measures of Middle Jurassic age. The Austinvale Deposit is located
7 km northwest of Wandoan where it dips gently to the southwest at
1 to 2 degrees. Up to 10 seams have been identified, with most of
them combined to form two thick seam intervals in the central part of
the deposit where an aggregate coal thickness of 12m is present at a
very low overburden to coal ratio of 1.96 cubic metres per tonne of
coal.
Mining Method
Juandah
Transport
Preparation plant
Product Coals Thermal coal
Comments
One of the Wandoan group of deposits.
Undeveloped
Status:
Deposit
Type:
Related Website
www.xstrata.com
Basin:
Synonyms:
Address
Level 10, Riverside Centre 123 Eagle Street
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Large
Large
Large
Large
Size*:
GPO Box 2587
BRISBANE
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Xstrata Plc
Sumitomo Corporation
Itochu Corporation
MDL 221
* 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
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Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
291
Burunga
Surat
Operator
Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Ltd
Principal Holder Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Ltd
Phone: +61 7 3115 5300 Fax:
Location
9km south of Wandoan.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Mining Method
Juandah
Transport
Preparation plant
Product Coals
Comments
Undeveloped
Status:
Deposit
Type:
Related Website
www.xstrata.com
Basin:
Synonyms:
Address
Level 10, Riverside Centre 123 Eagle Street
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Medium
Medium
Medium
Medium
Size*:
GPO Box 2587
BRISBANE
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Xstrata Plc
Sumitomo Corporation
Itochu Corporation
MDL 223
* 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
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Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
222
Frank Creek
Surat
Operator
Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Ltd
Principal Holder Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Ltd
Phone: +61 7 3115 5300 Fax:
Location
0.5km west of Wandoan.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Frank Creek is one of several deposits which are collectively known
as the Wandoan Deposits. These occur in a crescent shaped zone
extending from north west of Wandoan to south of the town. All
deposits belong to the Juandah Coal Measures of Middle Jurassic
age. Frank Creek is located immediately to the west of Wandoan
where it dips at 1 to 2 degrees to the west. Some 12 coal seams
having an average aggregate coal thickness of 5 m have been
identified beneath shallow overburden in the deposit. Two lenticular
coal seams exceed 3 m in thickness over localised areas.
Mining Method
Juandah
Transport
Preparation plant
Product Coals
Comments
Part or possibly all of the town of Wandoan would have to be relocated before the deposit could be mined, due to its close proximity
to the town.
Undeveloped
Status:
Deposit
Type:
Related Website
www.xstrata.com
Basin:
Synonyms:
Address
Level 10, Riverside Centre 123 Eagle Street
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Medium
Medium
Medium
Medium
Size*:
GPO Box 2587
BRISBANE
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Xstrata Plc
Sumitomo Corporation
Itochu Corporation
MDL 221
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
Total (ad)
energy (ad)
(ad)
(ad)
Volatile
matter (ad)
Fixed
carbon (ad)
CSN
Frank Creek Raw
9.3 20.4
22.06
0.29
36.5
33.8
* 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
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Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
173
Glen Laurel
Surat
Operator
Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Ltd
Principal Holder Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Ltd
Phone: +61 7 3115 5300 Fax:
Location
22km southeast of Wandoan.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Juandah Coal Measures of Middle Jurassic age dipping gently to the
southwest. One seam of economic interest: A00 which has an
average seam thickness of 10.5m. Three possible working sections
have been identified, depending on the ash content required in the
product coal. The working sections are WS1 (4.0m), WS2 (5.0m) and
WS3 (1.0m). Some Tertiary/ ?Cretaceous cover present over the
northeast corner of the deposit.
Mining Method
Juandah
Transport
Preparation plant
Product Coals Thermal coal
Comments
Undeveloped
Status:
Deposit
Type:
Related Website
www.xstrata.com
Basin:
Synonyms:
Address
Level 10, Riverside Centre 123 Eagle Street
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Medium
Medium
Medium
Medium
Size*:
GPO Box 2587
BRISBANE
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Xstrata Plc
Sumitomo Corporation
Itochu Corporation
MDL 224
* 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