Stockton mine
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{{#badges: CoalNewZealand|Navbar-NZcoal}}The Stockton mine is a sprawling opencut coal mine located approximately 25 kilometres north east of Westport and just inland from the small township of Granity on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. The mine produces sub-bituminous coal.[1]
In an April 2009 brochure on the mine Solid Energy states that the mine produces approximately 2 million tonnes of coking coal a year and that it "expects the Stockton operation to continue production at these levels for up to 20 years (to 2028)." The mine is operated by Stockton Alliance, "a partnership between Solid Energy and Downer EDI Mining NZ." Coal is sourced from a number of pits on the high altitude plateau.[2]
Coal from the mine is carried by KiwiRail's Midland railway line to Lyttelton Port of Christchurch.[3]
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Project Details
Owner: Solid Energy
Location: just inland from Granity, north-east of Westport
Coordinates: -41.661884,171.87644
Status: Operating
Production capacity: 2 million tonnes a year[2]
Type of coal: Bituminous
Employees: 500 plus approximately 200 contractors[2]
Main markets: Exported to steel mills in India, China, Japan, South Africa and Brazil.[2]
Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ Ministry of Economic Development, "Operating coal mines", Ministry of Economic Development website, accessed March 2012.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Stockton mine", Solid Energy, April 2009.
- ↑ SOlid Energy, "Stockton Opencast Mine", Solid Energy website, accessed March 2012.
