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The Coppabella coal mine is an operating metallurgical open cut mine in central Queensland, Australia.
Location
The map below shows the location of the mine.
Background
The mine is majority-owned by Peabody Energy and has been in operations since 1998. The mine has four pits – Johnson, South, Creek and East Pits.[1]
Mining operations at Coppabella began in June 1998. After ten years of operating under a mining contract, a joint venture led by Macarthur Coal acquired Coppabella in 2008. Macarthur Coal held a 73.3% stake interest in the mine, with the other parties including CITIC Australia Coppabella, KC Resources (Kawasho Corporation), Mapella (Marubeni Corporation), NS Coal (NS Trading), and Winview (Sojitz Corporation).[1]
In 2011, Peabody Energy acquired all of Macarthur Coal, and with it, Coppabella mine and the nearby Moorvale mine.[2] They have been operating the mine ever since. The coal from Coppabella is exported through the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal to global seaborne demand centers.[3]
Though production capacity has been cited as between 4.8 — 5 million tonnes of coal per year, in 2019, 2.2 million tonnes of coal were mined.[4] Coppabella’s last mining lease expires in May 2040.[5]
Mine Details
- Operator:
- Owners: Peabody Energy (73.3%), CITIC Australia Coppabella (14.0%), Marubeni Corporation (7.0%), KC Resources (3.7%), NS Coal (2.0%)[6]
- Location: 140 km southwest of Mackay, Queensland, Australia[7]
- Coordinates: -21.844554, 148.42718
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 2.1 Mtpa
- Total Reserves:
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal Type:
- Mine Type: Surface
- Workforce:
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Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Coppabella Coal Mine," "Mining Technology," accessed June 2020.
- ↑ "Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) Completes Acquisition of Macarthur Coal," "Cision: PR Newswire," December 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Coppabella Mine," "Peabody energy," accessed June 2020.
- ↑ "COPPABELLA," "MiningLink," accessed June 2020.
- ↑ "Environmental Authority Application - Variation," "Peabody Energy," August 30, 2019.
- ↑ Form 10-K Annual Report 2021, Peabody Energy, accessed June 2022.
- ↑ Copabella Mine, Peabody Energy website, accessed June 2022.