Department of Natural Resources and Mines

Queensland coal – mines and advanced projects

July 2017 Industry update Resources Quick facts (2015–16)* Queensland has a rich endowment of high-quality coal, with an Saleable coal production inventory estimated in 2002, at approximately 34 billion tonnes (Bt) (raw in-situ), identified by government and industry exploration. At Open-cut 209.5 Mt that time, metallurgical (coking and pulverised coal injection or PCI) Underground 32.7 Mt coals accounted for approximately 8.7 Bt of the inventory, of which about 4 Bt were considered potentially suitable for open-cut mining. Total 242.2 Mt These estimates are currently being reviewed with an expectation that Coal exports the State’s coal inventory will have increased significantly, resulting from the increased level of coal exploration activity by private Metallurgical 161.8 Mt enterprise that occurred in Queensland since 2002. Thermal 59.7 Mt Provinces Total 221.5 Mt The Bowen Basin contains almost all of the State's hard coking coal, and is the most important coal-bearing province in Queensland. In Operating coal mines addition to supplying all of the metallurgical coal currently mined Open-cut 37 within Queensland, mines operating within the basin also produce a wide range of thermal coal products, principally for export. Underground 13 Queensland coal exports also include high-volatile thermal coals Total 50 mined from the Clarence-Moreton and Surat basins in the south-east of the State. Other thermal coals mined in Queensland include those During 2015–16, Japan regained its long-held position as the State’s within the Tarong and Callide basins which are used in mine-mouth, most significant export destination, accounting for over 20 per cent of coal-fired power stations for electricity generation. all coal exported from Queensland with 49.6 Mt sold to that country, comprised of about 31.7 Mt of metallurgical coal and 17.9 Mt of Projects thermal coal. Tables 1 and 2 show 21 projects either under construction or in advance stages of developed with mining leases approved or in Exports to China totalled 43.9 Mt during 2015–16, down from 52.9 Mt application. Byerwen the newest mine under construction will shipped during 2014–15. Other significant markets were India, Korea commence production in late 2017. Singapore and Taiwan, which imported 34.5 Mt, 30.6 Mt, 13.8 Mt and 10.2 Mt respectively from Queensland coal producers during 2015–16. Production Queensland mines produced 242.2 million tonnes (Mt) of saleable Exploration coal during 2015–16 which was marginally down on production during Coal exploration activity within Queensland, as measured by the the previous financial year. This production was contributed to by number and coverage area of granted exploration tenure within the 37 open cut mining operations, which accounted for more than State, continued to decline from the previous financial year, with 625 85 per cent of saleable production, and 13 underground mines. granted EPCs remaining as at 30th June 2016 (compared with 800 at the end of the previous financial year) covering an area of about During the period, 221.5 Mt, worth an estimated A$21.45 billion (free- 131 000 km2, (down from about 193 000 km2). on-board basis), was exported to more than 30 destinations overseas, with markets in Asia accounting for about 85 per cent of sales. During 2015–16, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) estimated Royalties attributed to coal sales in 2015–16 amounted to around coal exploration expenditure by private companies within Queensland A$1.59 billion, representing about 80 per cent of the royalties paid to at A$119.0 million compared with an estimated expenditure of the State during the period. A list of current operations is available in A$199.9 million for the previous year. (ABS 8412.0). Table 3.

Exports Further information: Exports continued to be dominated by metallurgical coals, accounting Geoscience Manager, Coal for 161.8 Mt, with the remaining 59.6 Mt of export sales comprised Geological Survey of Queensland of thermal coals used for electricity generation and in industrial Department of Natural Resources and Mines processes (see Figure 1). Additional domestic sales of thermal coal Level 3, 1 William Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 within Queensland amounted to 23.4 Mt. PO Box 15216, City East, Queensland 4002 Email: [email protected] www.dnrm.qld.gov.au Note: Coal statistics quoted in this brochure compiled by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines, for fiscal year 2015–16. Table 1: Queensland coal – New coal mines under construction or recently completed Name Resource Coal Project overview Principal contact (Mt) type Eagle Downs 100–500 • Underground longwall mine – up to 7 Mt/a Eagle Downs Coal Management Pty Ltd Bowen Basin Construction on hold - site on care and Aquila Resources Limited maintenance. Aquila Resources Limited de- www.eagledowns.com.au listed on ASX July 2014 following acquisition www.aquilaresources.com.au by consortium comprising Baosteel Resources Australia Pty Ltd and Aurizon Operations Limited Byerwen >500 • • Open-cut and underground mines – up to 10 Mt/a Byerwen Coal Pty Ltd Bowen Basin www.qcoal.com.au

Table 2: Queensland coal – Advanced export coal projects (Mining Lease either granted or under application) Name Resource Coal Project overview Principal contact (Mt) type Alpha >1000 • Open-cut and underground longwall mines – 30 Mt/a Hancock Coal Pty Ltd/GVK Resources Galilee Basin (Singapore) PTE Ltd www.gvkhancockcoal.com Broughton 10–100 • • Open-cut mine – ~2 Mt/a saleable coal U&D Mining Industry (Australia) Pty Ltd Bowen Basin www.udcoal.com.au Bluff >10 • Open-cut mine ~ 1.4 Mt/a run-of-mine (ROM) – Bowen Basin Carabella Resources Ltd de-listed on ASX Feb 2014 following acquisition by Wealth Mining Pty Ltd (China Kingho Energy Group) Carmichael Coal Mine & Rail Project >1000 • Open-cut mine(s) – up to 60 Mt/a Adani Mining Pty Ltd Galilee Basin www.adani.com China Stone >1000 • Open-cut and underground mines – up to 38 Mt/a Mac Mines Austasia Pty Ltd Galilee Basin saleable www.macmines.com Colton 10–100 • Open-cut mine – 0.5 Mt/a New Hope Corporation Limited Maryborough Basin www.newhopegroup.com.au Comet Ridge <20 • Open-cut mine – ~ 200 000 t saleable (~1.6 Mt/a Acacia Coal Limited Bowen Basin ROM Fairhill Formation coal seams www.acaciacoal.com.au Galilee Coal Project >1000 • Open-cut and underground mines – ~40 Mt/a Waratah Coal Pty Ltd Galilee Basin (Sometimes referred to as the 'China First' or www.waratahcoal.com 'South Alpha' coal project) Kevin’s Corner 500–1000 • Underground longwall and open-cut mines – 30 Mt/a GVK Resources (Singapore) PTE Ltd through Galilee Basin Hancock Galilee Pty Ltd www.gvkhancockcoal.com Meteor Downs South 10–100 • Open-cut mine – 1.5 Mt/a U&D Mining Industry (Australia) Pty Ltd Bowen Basin www.udcoal.com.au Minyango 100–500 • • Underground mine – multi longwall with bord and Caledon Resources Bowen Basin pillar – up to 7 Mt/a saleable www.caledon.com.au Moorlands 100–500 • Open-cut mine – 1.7 Mt/a saleable Cuesta Coal Bowen Basin Limited delisted on ASX in October 2016 following acquisition by Longluck Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd Moranbah South 100–500 • Underground mine – multi longwall with bord and Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Pty Ltd Bowen Basin pillar – up to 14 Mt/a saleable www.angloamerican.com.au New Acland Mine expansion 500–1000 • Open-cut mine expansion – 4.8 Mt/a to 7.5 Mt/a New Hope Corporation Limited Clarence Moreton Basin (scope revised November 2012) www.newhopegroup.com.au Olive Downs 10–100 • • • Open-cut mine – up to 2 Mt/a initially Pembroke Resources Pty Ltd Bowen Basin www.pembrokeresources.com.au Red Hill • Planned extension to longwall panels at BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance Bowen Basin Broadmeadow underground and possible www.bhpbilliton.com establishment of a new underground mine South Galilee >1000 • Open-cut and underground mines – feasibility Alpha Coal Management Pty Ltd Galilee Basin studies continuing, 15 Mt/a www.southgalilee.com.au Springsure Creek 100–500 • Underground mine – multi longwall – up to 5.5 Mt/a Adamelia Resources Pty Ltd Bowen Basin ROM when proposed by former proponent company www.adamelia.com.au Bandanna Energy Limited Taroborah 10–100 • Open-cut mine initially ~ 2.5 Mt/a ROM Shenhuo International Group Pty Ltd Bowen Basin www.taroborah.com.au

• coking coal • PCI coal • thermal coal

2 Queensland coal – mines and advanced projects (July 2017) www.dnrm.qld.gov.au Figure 1: Queensland coal exports by type

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140 46.2 46.8 43.1 39.7 49.7 40.0 120 42.8 44.8 42.3 36.9 100 36.6

Million tonnes 31.0 80 160.2 161.8 31.8 153.9 25.7 24.2 125.0 128.6 60 109.6 118.0 110.2 112.3 116.2 105.5 100.0 86.9 90.2 40 80.9 86.2 73.7 61.7 54.8 60.7 20

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Queensland coal – mines and advanced projects (July 2017) 3 www.dnrm.qld.gov.au Figure 2: Queensland coal – Central Queensland map

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4 Queensland coal – mines and advanced projects (July 2017) www.dnrm.qld.gov.au Figure 3: Queensland coal – Western-central Queensland map

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BLAIR ATHOL CLERMONT Norwich Park Clermont MIDDLEMOUNT Alpha North GRASSTREE ## Kevins Corner OAKY CREEK* # Gregory Alpha Crinum South Alpha* KESTREL Longreach ENSHAM* Barcaldine Jericho Emerald Alpha South Galilee MINERVA # Alpha Coal Project ## Kevins Corner Coal Project * Galilee Coal Project (Northern Export Facility) Project ** Carmichael Coal Mine and Railway Project South Galilee Coal Project Springsure

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6 Queensland coal – mines and advanced projects (July 2017) www.dnrm.qld.gov.au Table 3 : Queensland coal – Operating mines 2015–16 Name Saleable (t) Coal Comments Principal Contact 2015–16 type

• Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Pty Ltd www.angloamerican.com.au Dawson (formerly Moura) 8 676 608 • • Bowen Basin German Creek – Grasstree* 7 900 809 • Bowen Basin German Creek – Lake Lindsay 4 388 407 • • • Bowen Basin Moranbah North* 4 670 419 • Bowen Basin Grosvenor* 860 561 • Bowen Basin • BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance · BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd www.bhpbilliton.com Blackwater 14 665 975 • • Bowen Basin Broadmeadow* - • Bowen Basin (production included in Goonyella Riverside) Caval Ridge 7 209 422 • Bowen Basin Daunia 5 303 660 • • • Bowen Basin Goonyella Riverside 17 974 553 • Bowen Basin (production includes Broadmeadow underground) Crinum* 2 630 318 • Production ceased December 2015. Bowen Basin Peak Downs 9 953 571 • Bowen Basin Poitrel 3 496 334 • • • Bowen Basin Saraji 8 414 880 • Bowen Basin South Walker Creek 5 231 565 • • Bowen Basin • New Hope Corporation Limited www.newhopegroup.com.au Jeebropilly 667 177 • Clarence Moreton Basin New Acland 4 594 844 • Clarence Moreton Basin

• Peabody Energy Australia Pty Ltd www.peabodyenergy.com Burton 1 248 357 • • Ceased production in December 2016. Bowen Basin Coppabella 3 170 077 • • Bowen Basin Middlemount 4 240 407 • • Bowen Basin Millennium 3 888 103 • • • Bowen Basin Moorvale 2 213 675 • • Bowen Basin North Goonyella 1 954 176 • All production during 2015–16 from North Bowen Basin Goonyella underground. Production from Eaglefield open-cut ceased. • Rio Tinto Coal Australia Pty Limited www.riotinto.com/australia/rio-tinto -coal-australia-4713.aspx Hail Creek 9 527 040 • Bowen Basin Kestrel* 3 680 346 • Bowen Basin

* Underground coal mine • coking coal • PCI coal • thermal coal ** Includes production from underground operation *** Includes production from Drake

Queensland coal – mines and advanced projects (July 2017) 7 www.dnrm.qld.gov.au 8 Rolleston Bowen Basin–OakyCreekNo.1*,North*mines Oaky Creek Eastern Creek,SuttorCreekopen-cutoperations Bowen Basin–NorthernUnderground*,Wollombi, Newlands Bowen Basin Collinsville Bowen Basin Clermont • Name Table 3:Queenslandcoal–Operatingmines2015–16 *** ** * Total Bowen Basin Sonoma*** Bowen Basin Minerva Tarong Basin Meandu Surat Basin Kogan Creek Bowen Basin Isaac Plains Bowen Basin Foxleigh Bowen Basin Ensham** Bowen Basin Curragh Bowen Basin Cook* Clarence MoretonBasin Commodore Bowen Basin Carborough Downs* Callide Basin Callide andBoundaryHill Bowen Basin Blair Athol Bowen Basin Baralaba • Bowen Basin Yarrabee Surat Basin Cameby Downs • Bowen Basin Lake Vermont Bowen Basin Jellinbah • Bowen Basin Undergroundcoalmine Other companiesoperatingcoalminesinQueensland Yancoal AustraliaLtdwww.yancoal.com.au Jellinbah Groupwww.jellinbah.com.au Glencore AustraliaHoldingsPtyLtdwww.glencore.com Includesproductionfromundergroundoperation IncludesproductionfromDrake www.dnrm.qld.gov.au Queensland coal–mines and advancedprojects (July2017) Saleable (t) 242 177187 10 578879 13 647981 2015–16 6 226090 8 970878 13 211391 5 242308 6 005233 4 325598 2 908241 7 837494 4 916295 4 265614 1 834738 2 352774 2 673761 3 549217 2 151209 1 471279 2 111503 469 932 634 463 231 025 - • • • • • • • • •

• type Coal cokingcoal • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • July 2017. Limited wentintovoluntaryadministrationin Coal productionceased.BaralabaCompany ceased inlate2015. Operations attheNorthernUndergroundMine nlds rdcin rm nhm underground. Ensham from production Includes panel intheArgoSeamMarch2017. following afloodingincidentofthelongwall went intovoluntaryadministrationinMay2017 Coal productionceased.CaledonPtyLtd December 2016. Vale Australia'smajorityinterestinthemine Fitzroy QueenslandResourcesLimitedacquired production inAugust2017. Acquired byTerracomin2017.Duetostartcoal Comments • PCIcoal • thermalcoal www.baralabacoalcompany.com.au Baralaba CoalCompanyLimited Principal Contact www.qcoal.com.au QCoal PtyLtd www.sojitz.com Sojitz Corporation www.stanwell.com Stanwell CorporationLimited www.csenergy.com.au CS EnergyLtd www.stanmorecoal.com.au Stanmore CoalLimited www.realmresources.com.au Realm ResourcesLimited www.idemitsu.com.au Ensham ResourcesPtyLtd www.wesresources.com.au Wesfarmers ResourcesLimited www.caledon.com.au Caledon CoalPtyLtd www.intergen.com Millmerran OperatingCompanyPtyLtd www.batchfire.com.au Batchfire ResourcesPtyLtd www.terracomresources.com TerraCom Limited

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