Drake Coal Mine
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Drake Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Collinsville, Queensland, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Drake Coal Mine | Collinsville, Queensland, Australia | -20.705189, 147.812727 (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 | – | 2014 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6[1] | 5.312[1] | 2022[1] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 60* | 706* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | – | – | Bowen | Bituminous | Thermal & Met | Abbot Point Coal Terminal |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| QCoal | QCoal | Australia |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
The Drake coal mine is an open-cut coal mine located 12 kilometers south of Collinsville in Queensland’s north Bowen Basin. The mine, which is owned by QCoal, opened in 2014.[2] Mining operations will extract approximately 10 million tonnes per year (Mt/y) of run of mine (ROM) coal, which will then be processed to produce 6Mt/y of product coal for export. With around 200 Mt of economically recoverable coal, the anticipated life of the mine is 25 to 30 years.[3]
Drake Coal Mine comprises a part of the QCoal Northern Hub, which also includes the Sonoma mine, Cows coal mine, and Jax coal mine.[4]
Coal from Drake Mine is railed to the Abbot Point Coal Terminal for export.[2]
- Operator: Thiess[4]
- Owner: QCoal[2]
- Location: 17km south of Collinsville, Bowen Basin, Queensland.[2]
- GPS Coordinates: -20.705189, 147.812727 (exact)
- Status: Operating[2]
- Capacity: 6 million tonnes per year[5]
- Production: 4.9 million tonnes[6]
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves: 200 Mt[3]
- Coal type: hard coking and thermal coal[2]
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Open cut[2]
- Start Year: 2014[5]
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Drake Mine," "QCoal Group," accessed June 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Terms of Reference for the Drake Coal Project Environmental Impact Statement," "Department of Environment and Resource Management," December 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Daniel Gleeson, "Thiess receives A$450 million contract extension from QCoal", International Mining, 30 June 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Drake Mine", QCoal Group, accessed February 2020.
- ↑ Drake Mine, Mining Data Online, 2019
