Taroborah Coal Project
{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Australiancoal}} Taroborah Coal Project is a thermal coal mine proposed by the Shenhua Group.[1] The Taroborah coal project is planned to lie 22km west of Emerald, in the Bowen Basin, Queensland, Australia.[1]
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Location
The company plans to create the mine 22km west of Emerald in the Bowen Basin.[1] The undated image below shows the approximate location.
Coal Mine Background
The intention is to export coal via the Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal, after it has been transported via the Queensland Rail Central West rail system, which dissects the Project site and connects to the Aurizon Blackwater rail system at Nogoa Junction.[2]
The mine is awaiting final approval having secured the acceptance by the State government of the Final Environmental Impact Statement in March 2015.[3]
Project Details
- Sponsor: Shenhua Group[1]
- Parent Company:
- Location: 22km west of Emerald in the Bowen Basin.[1]
- GPS Coordinates: -23.514576, 147.940851 (approximate)
- Status: Proposed
- Production Capacity: 5.753 Mt/year[4]
- Total Resource:
- Minable Reserves: 202 Million tonnes[4]
- Coal type: Thermal
- Mine Size: 7,966 hectares[5]
- Mine Type: Surface mining then underground mining via Longwall mining[6]
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Shenhua Group, "About The Taroborah Coal Project" Taroborah Coal Project website, accessed 4 October 2019.
- ↑ Taroborah Coal Project, "Taroborah Coal Project Environmental Impact Statement Executive Summary" Page 6, November 2014.
- ↑ Shenhua Group, "Latest News" Taroborah Coal Project website, accessed 4 October 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Taroborah Coal Project, "Taroborah Coal Project Environmental Impact Statement Executive Summary" Page 2, November 2014.
- ↑ Taroborah Coal Project, "Taroborah Coal Project Environmental Impact Statement Executive Summary" Page 1, November 2014.
- ↑ Taroborah Coal Project, "Taroborah Coal Project Environmental Impact Statement Executive Summary" Page 4, November 2014.
