Bluff Coal Mine
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Bluff Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Bluff, Queensland, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Bluff Coal Mine | Bluff, Queensland, Australia | -23.58974663, 149.07864429 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | 2019 | 2025 (planned)[1] |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2[2] | 0.477[3] | 2023[3] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 60* | 163* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 13.5[1] | Bowen | Bituminous | Met | Port of Gladstone |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Bowen Coking Coal Ltd | Bowen Coking Coal | Australia |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
Bluff Coal Mine is an open-cut mine near the township of Bluff, Queensland, Australia.[4]
The Bluff Mine is located in the southern Bowen Basin, near the township of Bluff and 20km east of Blackwater. The mine is adjacent to the Blackwater rail line which connects it to the Port of Gladstone.[4]
The mine, which started coal production in the first quarter of 2019, was placed on care and maintenance in December 2020 due to low coal prices.[5] Then, in October 2021, the Australia-based coal exploration company, Bowen Coking Coal (BCC), signed a deal to acquire the Bluff pulverized coal injection (PCI) mine from mining contractor MACA for $5 million Australian Dollars. The Bluff acquisition was completed in December 2021, and first coal was mined and shipped in June 2022.[4] Bowen's Managing Director and CEO called it "a monumental move for the company as we take the major step from explorer to becoming Australia’s next multi-mine coal producer."[6]
Bluff produces ultra-low volatile PCI coal at a rate of 1 to 1.2 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa).[4] However, Bowen says it is well on track to beat its production target of five million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) by the end of 2024.[7]
Marketing of Bluff's coal product is handled by a 50/50 marketing joint venture between Bowen Coking Coal and Australia-based metallurgical coal trading company, M Resources.[6]
- Operator: HSE Mining[4][6]
- Owner: Bowen Coking Coal[4]
- Location: Bluff Township, Queensland, Australia
- Coordinates: -23.58974663, 149.07864429 (Exact)[7]
- Status: Operating[4]
- Production Capacity: 1.2 million tonnes per annum[4]
- Total Resource: 13.5 million tonnes[7]
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal Type: PVCI (Metallurgical)
- Mine Type: Open cut
- Start Year: 2019
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240205190717/https://miningdataonline.com/property/797/Bluff-Mine.aspx. Archived from the original on 05 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.bowencokingcoal.com.au/bluff-mine.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Projects - Bluff Mine, Bowen Coking Coal website, accessed March 2023.
- ↑ "Bowen obtains funding to restart Bluff coal mine in Australia", Mining Technology, 12 Nov. 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Jessica Casey, "Bowen Coking Coal commences mining at Bluff", World Coal, 11 Apr. 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Annual Report 2022, Bowen Coking Coal, accessed March 2023.
