Foxleigh Coal Mine

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Foxleigh Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Middlemount, Queensland, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Foxleigh Coal Mine	Middlemount, Queensland, Australia	-22.997778, 148.803889 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1999	–

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
–	3.376	2024	Surface	Open Pit	–	60.0*	585*

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
223.0	2020	335.0	Bowen	Bituminous	Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Middlemount South Limited [100%]	QMetco Ltd [100.0%]	Canada, South Korea, Japan

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	3.99	3.74	4.39	3.38	3.04	3.42	3.47

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.

Background

Foxleigh coal mine is operated by Middlemount South Pty Ltd and owned by QMetco, Posco Australia, Nippon Steel Australia, located in Middlemount, Queensland, Australia. The mine is operated by Middlemount South Pty Ltd and owned by Hallador Energy Company.

• Operator: Middlemount South Pty Ltd
• Parent company: QMetco (70%), Posco Australia (20%), Nippon Steel Australia (10%)
• Location: Middlemount, Queensland, Australia
• GPS coordinates: -22.983463, 148.779234 (exact)
• Mine status: Operating
• Start year:
• Mineable reserves: 350 million tonnes (Measured, Indicated, and Inferred Resource)
• Mineable reserves: 69.6 (Proven and Probable Reserve)
• Coal type: Bituminous (Thermal)
• Mine size:
• Mine type: Surface, Opencast
• Production: 4.08 million tonnes (ROM)
• Number of employees:

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