Jeebropilly Mine
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Jeebropilly Mine was a surface coal mine in Amberley, Queensland, Australia.
The mine was retired in 2019.[1]
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the now-closed mine in Queensland, Australia.
Background
The Jeebropilly mine has been known by many names, including "West Moreton," "Jeebropilly North," "Jeebropilly West," "7 Mile," "Smithfield," and "Thagoona Coal Mine." It was located adjacent to the Amberley Air Base, 23 kilometres west of Ipswich and 92 kilometres from the Port of Brisbane.[2]
In 2007, Jeebropilly was put in care-and-maintenance; it reopened in 2008.[3]
Closure
Jeebropilly permanently closed on December 20, 2019, after all economically viable coal reserves had been extracted. It was the last operating mine in Ipswich.[4] The mine was also New Hope Group's oldest operation.[5]
Rehabilitation of the mine site is currently underway, with its coal handling and preparation plant having been demolished in 2020.[2][6]
Mine Details
- Operator: New Hope Group
- Owner: New Hope Group[2]
- Location: Amberley, Queensland, Australia[2]
- Coordinates: -27.652579, 152.6591745 (exact)
- Mine Status: Retired (2019)[2]
- Start Year: 1982[2]
- Production: 0.7 million tonnes per annum (2019)[3]
- Total Reserves (Mt):
- Coal Type: Subbituminous (Thermal)
- Mine Type: Surface (Open cut)
- Mine Size (Km2):
- Workforce Size:
- Primary Consumer:
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ Jeebropilly Mine, Mining Data Solutions, accessed January 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "West Moreton Rehabilitation", New Hope Group website, accessed June 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notice of General Annual Meeting and 2019 Annual Report, New Hope Group website, accessed June 2023.
- ↑ Jodie Richter, "Miners hang up their hard hats as Jeebropilly Mine closes", Ipswich First, 19 December 2019.
- ↑ "Jeebropilly mine, Australia", Creamer Media's Mining Weekly, 15 May 2020.
- ↑ "Jeebropilly CHPP demolished", Australia's Mining Monthly, 03 June 2020.
