Sonoma Coal Mine
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Sonoma Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Collinsville, Queensland, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
---|---|---|
Sonoma Coal Mine | Collinsville, Queensland, Australia | -20.62, 147.86 (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[1] | – | 2008[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.5[1] | 0.832[2] | 2021[2] | Surface | – | – | 60* | 165* |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | – | – | – | Bituminous | Thermal & Met | North Queensland Export 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 Sonoma Coal Mine is an open-cut coal mine located approximately 6 kilometres south of Collinsville at the northern end of the Bowen Basin in Queensland, Australia.[3]
Sonoma Mine is owned by QCoal, a privately owned Queensland resource company. (QCoal also initiated development of the Sonoma deposit.)
The mine was commissioned in September 2007. As of 2010, it boasted a 170 million tonne resource with mining reserves estimated at 46 million tonnes."[4]
It comprises a part of the QCoal Northern Hub, which also includes the Cows coal mine, Drake coal mine, and Jax coal mine.[5]
Coal from Sonoma Mine is railed to Abbot Point Coal Terminal for export.[3]
- Operator: Thiess[5]
- Owner: QCoal Group[3]
- Location: 6 km south of Collinsville in the northern Bowen Basin, Queensland, Australia
- Coordinates: -20.615190, 147.855443 (Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: 4 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)[3]
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal & Met)[3]
- Mine Type: Surface[3]
- Start Year: 2007
- Workforce Size: 250[3]
- Source of Financing:
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240205195446/https://www.qcoal.com.au/our-projects/sonoma-mine/. Archived from the original on 05 February 2024.
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(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
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(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Sonoma Mine", QCoal Group website, accessed April 2023.
- ↑ "Sonoma Mine Management Pty Ltd", Sonoma Mine Management website, Archived from the original on 22 August 2011, accessed April 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Daniel Gleeson, "Thiess receives A$450 million contract extension from QCoal", International Mining, 30 June 2022.