Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
298
Moorvale
Bowen
Operator
Australian Premium Coals Pty Ltd
Principal Holder Moorvale Coal
Phone: +61 7 3239 7666 Fax: +61 7 3239 7699
Location
10km south of the Coppabella Mine and about 150km southwest of
Mackay.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Rangal Coal Measures of Late Permian age. One coal seam of
economic interest - the Leichhardt seam which averages 8m in
thickness over a 4 km strike length.
Mining Method Open-cut using hydraulic excavators and trucks
Rangal
Transport
Rail distance to the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal at the port of Hay
point is approximately 160km
Preparation plant Raw coal will be processed through a 600tph preparation plant using
dense medium cyclones, spirals and flotation cells to produce the
various coal products for export
Product Coals The mine plans to produce three different products - a low volatile,
high energy pulverised coal injection (PCI) coal, a high energy
medium ash thermal coal and an 8% ash soft-coking coal - by
selective mining of sections of the coal seam
Comments
Working
Status:
Mine
Type:
Related Website
Basin:
Synonyms: EPC 649 Deverill
Address
Level 8 380 Queen Street
Brisbane Qld 4000
Small
Small
Small
Small
Size*:
Production
1.5 Million tonnes per annum (2003 - 04).
PO Box 7057 Riverside Centre
Brisbane
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Macarthur Coal Pty Ltd
EPC 646
EPC 649
EPC 680
ML 70290
ML 70291
* Sites: Small < 50Mt, Medium 51 to 150Mt, Large 151 to 500Mt, Very Large > 500Mt measured and indicated
Mines: Small < 2Mt, Medium > 2Mt < 10Mt, Large > 5Mt < 10Mt, Very Large > 10Mt annual saleable coal production
Data updated March 2005