Winchester South Coal Mine
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Winchester South Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Mackay, Queensland, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Winchester South Coal Mine | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | -22.1508629, 148.1757381 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed[1] | Permitted[2] | New | 2024[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15[3] | – | – | Surface | Open Pit | – | 160[4] | 450 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 530 | Bowen | Bituminous | Met[3] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Whitehaven WS Pty Ltd[1][5] | Whitehaven | Australia, 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 Winchester South coal project is a proposed coal project in Queensland, Australia.[6] Whitehaven Coal owns in the project. Prior to Whitehaven, Rio Tinto had a 75% interest in Winchester South coal project, with Spectre Group holding a 25% interest.[6].[7] They sold the project to Whitehaven in 2018.
As of June 2020, Whitehaven has lodged an application for a 15 mtpa open cut mine, and are preparing the draft environmental impact statement. They have many steps to go before the project is approved. The company is hoping to bring the mine into production by 2023.[8]
In 2022, the IEA downsized the apparent size of the project to 8.5 million tonnes per annum[9]
- Sponsor:
- Parent Company: Whitehaven Coal
- Location: Located 30km south-east of Moranbah, in Queensland’s well-established Bowen Basin.
- GPS Coordinates: -22.1508629, 148.1757381 (proposed)
- Status: Proposed[8]
- Production Capacity: 17 mtpa run of mine[8] or 8.5 mtpa[9]
- Total Resource: 530 Mt[10]
- Mineable Reserves: 130 Mt[10]
- Coal type: high quality coking coal[8]
- Mine Size:
- Mine Depth: 150m (max)
- Mine Type: Surface, open cut[8]
- Start Year: 2023[8]
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/coordinator-general/assessments-and-approvals/coordinated-projects/current-projects/winchester-south-project.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240202180033/https://australiainstitute.org.au/coal-mine-tracker/update/queensland-government-approves-winchester-south-coal-mine/. Archived from the original on 02 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125063611/https://whitehavencoal.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Whitehaven_Coal_Annual_Report_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://eisdocs.dsdip.qld.gov.au/Winchester%20South/Draft%20EIS/section-two-project-description.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://whitehavencoal.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/01-Permit-Application-ML700049.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Whitehaven to acquire Winchester South Project from Rio Tinto," "Whitehaven Coal," March 22, 2018.
- ↑ Rio Tinto, 2009 Annual Report: Mineral resources", Rio Tinto, 2010.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 "Winchester South Project," "Whitehaven Coal website," accessed June 2020.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Coal 2022, IEA, accessed 2022
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Winchester South Project," "Mining Data Solutions," accessed June 2020.
