Togara North coal project
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The Togara North coal project is located approximately 150km west of Rockhampton, in the southern Bowen Basin in Queensland, Australia. Xstrata Coal states on its website that it has a 33.3% stake in the project.[1]
In 2002 it was reported that the proposed underground mine had a projected life of 35 years at an annual production rate of up to 6 million tonnes of steaming coal a year.[2]
As of September 2019 there is very little information about this mine, suggesting that it has not been advanced in some time.
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Location
The image below shows approximately the Togara North coal mine's proposed location.
Coal Mine Background
In 2001 it was considered that the mine would require significant infrastructure investment.[3] In 2002 Native Title land agreements were signed between Kangoulu and Ghungalu people, the Gurang Land Council and Xstrata Coal Australia.[4]
Glencore and Xstrata merged in 2013.[5]
Project Details
- Sponsor:
- Parent Company: Glencore
- Location: 150km west of Rockhampton in Queensland[4]
- GPS Coordinates: -23.835653, 148.614339 (approximate)
- Status: Proposed
- Production Capacity: 6 Mt/year[2]
- Total Resource:
- Minable Reserves: 770 million tonnes[4]
- Coal type: Thermal
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Underground[2]
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Xstrata Coal, "United", Xstrata Coal website, accessed August 2010.(Unavailable)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ferret, "Way cleared for Togara North coal mine", Ferret.com.au, June 18, 2002.
- ↑ Australia's Mining Monthly, "Hail the last of the big opencuts", 2 July 2001.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Australia's Mining Monthly, "Togara North has native title all-clear", 24 June 2002.
- ↑ Diana Kinch, "Glencore-Xstrata Merger Complete",The Wall Street Journal, 2 May 2013.
