Talwood Coal Mine

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Talwood Coal Mine is a cancelled coal mine in Queensland, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Talwood Coal Mine	Queensland, Australia	-21.66498, 148.191272 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Cancelled	–	–	–

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
3.6	–	–	Underground	–	35	500*	*

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
–	–	434.9	Moranbah	Bituminous	Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Aquila Resources	Aquila Resources	Australia

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.

Coal Mine Background

Talwood mine was previously known as Red Hill Coal Project and is owned 100% by Aquila Resources.

In 2013 the pre-feasibility study was underway.

Without any updates in 8 years, the project is presumed cancelled. As of Nov 2021, Aquila Resources has put its Talwood assets up for sale.

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