Where is millenium mine qld

Full profiles of select projects. Mines with remote camps. Camp size, mine location and contacts. A list of country's mines and projects. Thank you for browsing through mine profiles compiled by the Mining Data Online team. Would you like to subcribe or schedule a Demo? September 21, - MetRes and associated company M Mining have struck first coal from their Mavis Downs pit at the Millennium mine in central Queensland.

Source: p. Deposit Type. Mining Methods. Crushing and Grinding. Production :. Commodity Units Coal metallurgical M tons Reserves at October 31, Heavy Mobile Equipment:. Date Excavator t Existing Apr 15, Excavator t The project received approval for a voluntary environmental impact assessment from the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection in The project is anticipated to extend the current mine life of the Millennium mine to , which was otherwise expected to be decommissioned in The Millennium mine is a premium hard coking coal and PCI coal-producing mine located within the Bowen Basin and situated approximately 22km east of Moranbah and 16km south-west of Coppabella.

The expansion project is located on the western-central portion of the Bowen Basin, where Permian strata strike north-northwest and dip gently to the east, off the Comet Ridge. Multiple faults associated with the Jellinbah Fault system, a strike slip, reverse fault system have affected the project geology. The target resource of the project is contained within the Leichhardt, Millennium, and Vermont seams of the Rangal Coal Measures.

The coal seams are interbedded with fine-grained and low-permeability sediments and sandstones. Subscribe to Australia's Mining Monthly for instant report access today! Labs for green energy future Investment 10 NOV More from this Section. Anthill copper project gathers momentum Development 09 NOV From our partners. More articles. Mining Monthly Sitemap.

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