West Wallsend Colliery
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West Wallsend Colliery was an underground coal mine near Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia.
The mine, which was owned by the Macquarie Coal Joint Venture (whose majority shareholder, Oceanic Coal Australia Limited, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Glencore Australia), was permanently closed in May 2016.[1]
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the now-closed mine.
Background
On its website, Xstrata Coal states that "West Wallsend Colliery is operated in conjunction with the Macquarie Coal Preparation Plant (MCPP), located adjacent to the mining operation, which handles and processes run of mine (ROM) coal received from West Wallsend Colliery."[2]
West Wallsend Colliery and the MCPP are operated by Oceanic Coal Australia Limited (OCAL) on behalf of the Macquarie Coal Joint Venture. OCAL is the majority shareholder in the Macquarie Coal Joint Venture with 70% ownership. Other shareholders include Marubeni Coal Pty Ltd (17%), OCAL Macquarie Pty Ltd (10%) and JFE Minerals (Australia) Pty Ltd (3%). OCAL, which also owns OCAL Macquarie Pty Ltd, is wholly owned by Xstrata Coal (Australia) Pty Limited.[2]
Closure
In 2015, Glencore announced it would cease operations at its West Wallsend underground coal mine the following year, citing weak coal prices. While the mine had been slated to close in late-2016 or 2017, Glencore reasoned that, in light of poor coal prices, it wouldn't make sense to extend the life of the mine.[3]
Mine Details
- Operator: Oceanic Coal Australia Limited (OCAL)[4]
- Owner: Macquarie Coal Joint Venture (Oceanic Coal Australia Limited (70%); Marubeni Coal Pty Ltd (17%); OCAL Macquarie Pty Ltd (10%); and JFE Minerals Pty Ltd (3%))[4]
- Location: Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia[4]
- Coordinates: -32.93648915, 151.57572025 (Exact)[4]
- Status: Permanently Closed[1]
- Production: 2.6 million tonnes per annum (2014)[3]
- Total Reserves:
- Total Reserves:
- Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal and Metallurgical)[3]
- Mine Type: Underground (longwall)[1]
- Start Year: 1969[1]
- Closure Year: 2016[1]
- Source of Financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Welcome to West Wallsend Underground", West Wallsend Colliery website, Archived from the original on 17 Feb. 2017, Accessed April 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Xstrata Coal, "West Wallsend Colliery", Xstrata Coal website, accessed August 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Glencore to cease operations at West Wallsend underground coal mine in Australia", Mining Technology, 15 March 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 West Wallsend Underground Fact Sheet, West Wallsend Colliery website, Archived from the original on 17 Feb. 2017, Accessed April 2023.
