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Walton Coal Mine is a cancelled coal mine in Bluff, Queensland, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Walton Coal Mine | Bluff, Queensland, Australia | -23.58232637, 149.2181492 (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[1] | Pre-Permit | New | 2023 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | – | – | Surface | Open Pit | – | 60* | 223 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 28 | Bowen | Bituminous | Met | Wiggins Island Coal Terminal |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Walton Coal | Walton Coal | Canada |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
The Walton coal project is a proposed open cut metallurgical coal mine in the Bowen Basin coalfield of Queensland, Australia.
As of May 2022, the project has withdrawn from the permitting process and appears to be shelved,[2] but Magnetic South could buy the project and join it with their neighboring Gemini Mine.[3][4] The Walton Coal Project is a greenfield project involving the construction and operation of a relatively small scale open cut coal mine. Walton Coal Pty Ltd intends to apply for Mining Leases (MLs) and an Environmental Authority (EA), and are currently in the process of preparing and environmental impact statement.[5]
The project is 100% owned by Walton Coal Pty Ltd (WC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Aquila Resources Pty Ltd (Aquila). Aquila is a privately owned exploration and mining company. Aquila holds multiple coal tenures in Queensland.[5]
The coal product will be high quality, low ash, low volatile Pulverised Coal Injection (PCI) (LVPCI). The project is expected to produce approximately 15.6 Mt of ROM coal over its production life of eight years.[5]
In addition to the coal mine, the project is looking to build a coal handling and preparation plant, conveyor systems, and a rail spur and loop so that the coal can be transported to Gladstone for export via the RG Tanna Coal Terminal or alternatively Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal.[6]
As of June 2020, its owner, Walton Coal Pty Ltd, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aquila Resources, was in the process of preparing an environmental impact statement.[6]
According to the Queensland government, the EIS was withdrawn a week before its May 9, 2022 deadline. The project appears to be shelved.[2]
- Sponsor: Walton Coal Pty Ltd[5]
- Parent Company: Aquila Resources[5]
- Location: The Project is situated in the Bowen Basin coal field, Central Queensland, 170 kilometres (km) west of Rockhampton, and 100 km to the east of Emerald[7]
- GPS Coordinates: -23.58232636998, 149.21814923242 (approximate)[5]
- Status: Shelved[2]
- Production Capacity: 1.6[7]
- Total Resource: 28.4 Mt[7]
- Mineable Reserves: 15.6 Mt[5]
- Coal type: metallurgical[6]
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: open cut[7]
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240208193556/https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/management/environmental/eis-process/projects/withdrawn-lapsed/walton-coal-project. Archived from the original on 08 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Walton Coal Project, Queensland Government - EIS Process, accessed June 2022
- ↑ Gemini Project, Magnetic South company website, accessed June 2022
- ↑ Joe Hinchliffe Wallabies, coal and a town called Dingo, Guardian, 12 Jun 2022
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "Submission #2861 - Walton Coal Project," "Queensland Government," accessed June 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Proposed Walton Coal Project," "Queensland Government," accessed June 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "WALTON COAL PROJECT: INITIAL ADVICE STATEMENT," "Walton Coal Pty Ltd," November 2017.
