Columboola coal project

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The Columboola coal project is a proposed underground coking coal mine, which would lie near to Miles, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Location

The proposed Columboola mine would lie between the towns of Miles and Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia.[2] The undated image below shows the approximate location.

Coal Mine Background

In April 2010, Metro Coal entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with China Coal Import & Export Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China National Coal Group Corp.[3]

Exploration was commenced in 2011.[3]

An Mineral Developments License application has been granted.[1]

Project Details

  • Sponsor: Metro (49%) and SinoCoal Resources(51%)[1]
  • Parent Company: Sinocoal is a subsidiary of China Coal[1]
  • Location: between Miles and Chinchilla
  • GPS Coordinates: -26.744057, 150.327096 (approximate)
  • Status: Development
  • Production Capacity:
  • Total Resource: 1216.6 Mt[1]
  • Mineable Reserves:
  • Coal type: Thermal[1]
  • Mine Size:
  • Mine Type:
  • Start Year: 2023 earliest[4]
  • Source of Financing:

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References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Metro Coal, "Coal projects", Metro Coal website, accessed 20 December 2019.
  2. Metro Coal, "SinoCoal JV Funds confirmed transfer of 51% interest underway", ASX announcement, 6 December 2010.
  3. Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Metro Coal, "Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2018", page 3, 30 June 2018.
  4. Australian Government, "Columboola Project", Bioregional Assessments website, 5 January 2018.

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