Scadden mine

{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-WesternAustraliacoal}}The Scadden mine is a proposed lignite mine near Esperance in Western Australia. The exploration licence for the lignite deposit is held by Blackham Resources.

Approximate location only: See map [1]

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Blackham Resources susbidiary, Scadden Energy, is a 70% shareholder in the Scadden Energy Project, a notional coal-to-liquids and/or coal export project.

The Scadden Energy Project notionally involves the mining of 8 million tonnes of lignite a year from the proposed mine and either processing it in an adjoining coal-to-liquids plant, exporting the coal or generating electricity for the local market.

Articles and resources

Related SourceWatch articles

• Australia and coal
• Australian Coal Association
• Queensland and coal
• Western Australia and coal

External resources

Blackham Resources announcements about the Scadden project

• Blackham Resources, "Blackham reports further positive drilling results at Scaddan", Media Release, 14 March 2011.
• Blackham Resources, Energy Project Termsheet Amended", Media Release, 25 March 2011.
• Blackham Resources, produces further positive drilling results", Media Release, 9 May 2011.
• Blackham Resources, Blackham proves up Billion tonne coalfield at Scaddan Energy Project", Media Release, 21 June 2011.
• Blackham Resources, Blackham receives Unsolicited Offer for Scaddan Energy Project", Media Release, 21 September 2011.
• Blackham Resources, "Blackham Completes Scoping Study for Scaddan Coal Export", Media Release, 30 November 2011.

External articles

• Cole Latimer, "WA ‘coal rush’ threat", Australian Mining, June 23, 2011.
• Robin Chapple (WA Greens member of parliament), "Coal Mining in Esperance", Robin Chapple's website, August 23, 2012.