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Valeria South Coal Mine is a cancelled coal mine in Emerald, Queensland, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Valeria South Coal Mine | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | -23.3407382, 147.85037 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancelled | Pre-Permit | New | 2022 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | – | – | Surface | Open Pit | – | 60* | 75 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 55 | Bowen | Bituminous | Thermal & Met | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Valeria Coal Holdings Pty Ltd[1] | Glencore | Switzerland |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
The Valeria South coal project was a proposed coal mine in central Queensland, Australia. The project was suspended and combined into the Valeria coal project.[2] The mine project is ultimately owned by Glencore. According to the Valeria South Project Environmental Authority Application, the Valeria South project will assist with Glencore’s planning for the broader development of the overall Valeria coal project, which may serve as a source of potential replacement production from the Clermont Open Cut operation, where mining is scheduled to finish around 2026.[3]
The Valeria South mine is expected to open in 2022 and have a lifetime of 15 years.[3]
It is expected to produce approximately 2.1 to 2.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) run of mine (ROM) with an average of 2.3 Mtpa ROM. This translates to about 1.2 to 1.4 million tonnes per annum of product coal.[3]
In March 2019,Glencore's submitted its Environmental Authority Application for the Valeria South Project.[4]
- Sponsor: Valeria South Limited[5]
- Parent Company: Glencore[5]
- Location: Located approximately 37 km north-west of Emerald, 38 km south-west of Capella and 270 km west of Rockhampton.
- GPS Coordinates: -23.3407382, 147.85037 (approximate)
- Status: Cancelled
- Production Capacity: 1.4 mtpa[3]
- Total Resource: 55 Mt[3]
- Mineable Reserves: 45 Mt[3]
- Coal type: coking and thermal[3] (export)
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: surface, opencast[3]
- Start Year: 2022[3]
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125053716/https://www.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/coordinator-general/assessments-and-approvals/coordinated-projects/projects-discontinued-or-on-hold/valeria-project. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Valeria South Project, Mining Data Online, accessed March 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 "Valeria South Project Environmental Authority Application - Supporting Information Report," "Coal Assets Australia: Glencore," March 22, 2019.
- ↑ "[https://www.glencore.com.au/en/who-we-are/energy-products/valeria/Pages/Available-documents.aspx AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS ]," "Glencore Australia," accessed June 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Valeria South Project," "Mining Data Solutions," accessed June 2020.
