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Meandu Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Meandu Coal Mine | Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia | -26.813543, 151.911523 (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 | – | 1983 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 6.841[1] | 2022[1] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 50 | 439* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | – | – | Tarong Basin | Subbituminous | Thermal | Tarong Power Station |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| BUMA Australia[2] | Stanwell Corporation | Australia |
Expansion/Extension
Table 6: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Project Phase | Added Capacity (Mtpa)* | Start Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed[3] | Pre-Permit | Extension | – | 5.3[4] | 2024[3] |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
The Meandu coal mine is surface mine, operated by contractor Downer Mining, for Stanwell Corporation Limited (Stanwell), a state-owned electricity generator, near Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia.[5]
The mine produces coal for the Tarong Power Station and the Tarong North Power Station.
The company has proposed a life-of-mine extension, the King 2 East (K2E) Project, planned to open in 2024.[6] The mine is operated by Stanwell Corporation Limited, and previously under contract for Tarong Energy by Thiess[7] who initially considered purchase of the mine from Rio Tinto Coal Australia (RTCA) in February 2008.[8] Stanwell took over operations in 2011.[5]
- Sponsor: Stanwell Corporation Limited
- Parent Company:
- Location: Tarong Basin, Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
- GPS Coordinates: -26.813543, 151.911523 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: 5-6 mtpa[9]
- Total Resource: 334 million tonnes (as of 2006)[10]
- Mineable Reserves: 36 million tonnes (as of 2006)[10]
- Coal type:
- Mine Type: surface[5]
- Mining Method:open cut[5]
- Start Year: 1983[5]
- Source of Financing:
Extension
As of 2022, Stanwell have proposed an extension of Meandu mine which will extend its life of mine until 2039. The anticipated commencement of mining is set for 2024.[11] The Meandu Mine King 2 East mine would produce an average of 5.3 million tonnes of coal per year over its 15 year life. This coal would be supplied exclusively to the adjacent Tarong power station.[12]
In November 2022, the project gained publicity for being one of several projects located in Great Barrier Reef catchments and floodplains that was exempted from needing an environmental impact statement (EIS) by the Queensland government because it is proposed it would produce less than two million tonnes of coal a year. Without an EIS, the public could be excluded from providing comments on the project's terms of reference. This would instead leave the mining company to largely define what issues they address in their environmental assessments.[13]
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240205193259/https://www.stanwell.com/wp-content/uploads/Stanwell-ANNUAL-REPORT-2022-23-FINAL.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 05 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.stanwell.com/meandu-mine-king-2-east-project/#:~:text=The%20project%20was%20granted%20controlledAct%201999%20in%20September%202021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/P1327-Meandu-Web.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Stanwell, Meandu, company website, accessed June 16, 2020
- ↑ Mend Mine King 2 East Project, Stanwell Company Website, accessed June 2022
- ↑ "What we do: Meandu Mine", Tarong Energy website, accessed May 2011.
- ↑ Tarong Energy, "Kunioon Coal Resource", Tarong Energy website, accessed May 2011.
- ↑ [https://hitachicm.com.au/solutions/mining/a-reliable-relationship A RELIABLE RELATIONSHIP FOR 21 YEARS HITACHI HAS BEEN SUPPLYING MACHINES TO A QUEENSLAND COAL MINING FACILITY], Hitachi, accessed June 2021
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "OZMIN black coal deposits and resources 2012 CLM," "Australian Government: Data.gov.au," June 7, 2017.
- ↑ "MEANDU MINE – KING 2 EAST PROJECT", Stanwell Corporation Limited
- ↑ "Submission on Meandu Mine King 2 East reassessment ", Australia Institute, Dec.2022.
- ↑ "Coal projects in Great Barrier Reef catchments approved without environmental impact statements", The Guardian, 11 Nov. 2022.
