Jax Coal Mine

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Jax Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Collinsville, Queensland, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Jax Coal Mine Collinsville, Queensland, Australia -20.713736, 147.860166 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating[1] 2012[1]

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.
Capacity (Mtpa) Production (Mtpa) Year of Production Mine Type Mining Method Mine Size (km2) Mine Depth (m) Workforce Size
1[1] 2.151[1] 2022[1] Surface Open Pit 60* 316*

Table 4: Coal resources and destination

Total Reserves (Mt) Year of Total Reserves Recorded Total Resources (Mt) Coalfield Coal Type Coal Grade Primary Consumer/ Destination
36 Bowen Bituminous Thermal & Met North Queensland Export Terminal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Thiess Thiess Group Holdings Pty Ltd [100.0%] Australia

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
ROM[1] 1[1] 1[1] 1[1] 2[1] 2[1]

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September supplement.

Background

The Jax coal mine is an open-cut coal mine owned by QCoal Group, near Collinsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] Jax Mine is located 15 kilometers south of Collinsville in Queenland's Bowen Basin.[2] It is owned by QCoal, and can produce up to 1.8 million tonnes of coal per annum.[2]

It comprises a part of the QCoal Northern Hub, which also includes the Sonoma mine, Cows coal mine, and Drake coal mine.[3]

  • Operator: Thiess[3]
  • Owner: QCoal Group[2]
  • Location: Bowen Basin, Collinsville, Queensland, Australia[2]
  • GPS Coordinates: -20.713736, 147.860166 (exact)[2]
  • Status: Operating
  • Capacity: 1.8 million tonnes[2]
  • Production: 1.16 million tonnes (2019)
  • Total Resource:
  • Mineable Reserves: 36 Mt[2]
  • Coal type: Bituminous (Thermal & Met)[2]
  • Mine Size:
  • Mine Type: Surface, Opencast[2]
  • Start Year: 2012[2]
  • Source of Financing:

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References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20240202181124/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/coal-industry-review-statistical-tables/resource/bab54159-f38b-4e6f-8652-4b04bca29139. Archived from the original on 02 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 QCoal, Projects-Jax Mine, Company Website, accessed January 2021
  3. 3.0 3.1 Daniel Gleeson, "Thiess receives A$450 million contract extension from QCoal", International Mining, 30 June 2022.