Vulcan Coal Mine Complex

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Vulcan Coal Mine Complex is an operating coal mine in Dysart, Queensland, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Vulcan Coal Mine Complex	Dysart, Queensland, Australia	-22.310714, 148.185988 (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	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	New	2022	–

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
1.95	0.914	2022	Surface	Open Pit	–	60*	136*

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
–	–	–	Bowen	Bituminous	Met	Hay Point Coal Terminal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Vitrinite	Vitrinite	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 Vulcan Coal Mine Complex is a proposed surface coking coal mine in the on the western flank of the Bowen Basin, Queensland, Australia.

Coal would be exported via the Hay Point Coal Terminal and on the Blair Athol Mine Branch and Peak Downs Branch on Tennement Railroads. The mine received permitting approval on May 9th, 2022.

• Operator: Vitrinite
• Owner:
• Location: Dysart, Queensland, Australia
• GPS Coordinates: -22.310714, 148.185988 (exact)
• Status: Proposed
• Production Capacity: 1.9 mtpa
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal Type: Coking coal
• Mine Size:
• Mine Type: Opencast
• Start Year: TBD
• Source of Financing:

Environmental Controversy

In November 2022, the Vulcan South coal mine 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.

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