Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
20
Rolleston
Bowen
Operator
Rolleston Coal Pty Ltd
Principal Holder Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Ltd
Phone: +61 7 3115 5300 Fax:
Location
100km southeast of Emerald. On completion of a 110km rail line to
Blackwater (the Bauhinia Rail project), the proposed mine will be
420km from the Port of Gladstone.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Gently dipping / flatlying coal seams in the Bandanna Formation of
Late Permian age (equivalent to Rangal Coal Measures). Four coal
seams of potential economic significance are present: Upper seam -
4.1m; A seam - 3.5m; B seam - 3.1m; D seam - 4.9m.
Mining Method Opencut using a dragline for overburden removal.
Bandanna
Fm
Transport
Preparation plant No preparation plant proposed.
Product Coals Thermal coal.
Comments
In February 2004, the board of Xstrata plc approved the development of the mine. Construction began in the second quarter of 2004,
with coal production expected in the latter part of 2005, ramping up to its planned production of 8Mtpa in 2008.
Under Construction
Status:
Mine
Type:
Related Website
www.xstrata.com
Basin:
Synonyms:
Address
Level 10, Riverside Centre 123 Eagle Street
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Not known
Not known
Not known
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Size*:
GPO Box 2587
BRISBANE
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Xstrata Plc
Sumitomo Corporation
Itochu Corporation
EPC 538
EPC 595
MDL 227
ML 70307
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
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Volatile
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Fixed
carbon (ad)
CSN
Rolleston
11
10
25.34
0.49
28.7
50.3
1
* 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