Yamala coal mine

{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Australiacoal}} Yamala coal mine is a proposed thermal coal mine in Queensland, Australia.

Location

The Yamala mine would be located 6km to the west of Comet in the Central Bowen Basin, approximately mid-way between Emerald and Blackwater and just south of the Capricorn Highway.

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Coal Mine Background

The Yamala mine was proposed by North Energy Corporation, which was bought by New Hope Group in 2011.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Yamala Coal and CHR Emerald
• Parent Company: New Hope Group (70%) Sojitz Coal Resource (30%)
• Location: Comet, Queensland, Australia
• GPS Coordinates: -23.626551, 148.475395 (approximate)
• Status: Proposed
• Production Capacity: 3.5 Mtpa
• Total Resource:
• Minable Reserves: 190 million tonnes
• Coal type: Thermal
• Mine Size:
• Mine Type: Surface/ underground
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:

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