Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
4
Commodore
Clarence-Moreton
Operator
Millmerran Operating Company Pty Ltd
Principal Holder Millmerran Power Partners
Phone: +61 7 3001 7177 Fax: +61 7 3001 7178
Location
10km south of Millmerran.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Gently folded Walloon Coal Measures of Middle Jurassic age. Dips
less than 5 degrees and generally less than 3 degrees. Three banded
coal seams present. Top Rider - up to 3m, Commodore - 5.2m av,
Bottom Rider - 0.5 to 0.9m thick.
Mining Method Opencut using scrapers, dozers, graders, excavators & trucks.
Walloon
Transport
1.4km overland conveyor to the Millmerran power station
Preparation plant Coal crushing and stockpiling to feed mine mouth power station.
Product Coals High volatile, low sulphur bituminous thermal coal.
Comments
Construction of the mine commenced in May 2001 and coal supply to the 840MW Millmerran power station commenced in 2002.
Millmerran is the first major supercritical power station in Australia designed specifically to burn the environment friendly coals from
the Walloon Coal Measures. Coal reserves at the Commodore mine are estimated to be sufficient to fuel the plant, with enough low-
sulphur coal for at least 50 years operation at current capacity.
Working
Status:
Mine
Type:
Related Website
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Address
Level 18 12 Creek Street
Brisbane Qld 4000
Medium
Medium
Medium
Medium
Size*:
Production
2.6 Million tonnes per annum (2003 - 04).
PO Box 5743
Brisbane
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
InterGen Pty Ltd
Marubeni Corporation
MDL 300
MDL 301
ML 50151
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
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Volatile
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Fixed
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CSN
Commodore Fls @ 1.60
4.9 15.9
26.84
0.53
42.1
37.1
1
Commodore Fls @ 1.80 4.62 19.8
25.3
40.2
35.3
Commodore Raw Coal 8.31 34.8
18.2
0.42
33.1
23.8
0.5
* 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