Middlemount Mine Details

Tenements	ML70379, MDL282, EPC1225
Location	6 kilometres south-west of the township of Middlemount in central Queensland
Coal types	Low volatile PCI coal and semi-hard coking coal
Manager	Middlemount Mine is being developed by Middlemount Coal Pty Ltd an incorporated Joint Venture between Macarthur Coal Ltd and Noble Group Ltd
Mining operations	Mining operations for production at 1.8Mtpa ROM will commence in the 2010 calendar year. Mining operations are carried out by Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd. A coal handling and preparation plant will be constructed by Sedgman Ltd. Mining and coal preparation activities will be carried out 24 hours a day, seven days per week by contractors.
History	Macarthur Coal completed the purchase of the Middlemount project on 15 January 2008 Bulk sample pit overburden removal commenced in December 2007 with first coal uncovered in May 2008 Coal mining commenced in the bulk sample pit in October 2008. The Mining Lease was granted in September 2009.

 

Joint Venture Participants

Parent Company	Joint Venture Participant	Interest
Macarthur Coal Limited	Middlemount Coal Pty Ltd	70%
Noble Energy Group	Middlemount Coal Pty Ltd	30%

Operations

Middlemount Mine has an attributable production target for 2010 of 100kt (of sale) of trial cargoes from the bulk sample pit.

For further information on Middlemount mine please click the links below:

Location Map

Tenement Area Map

Reserves and Resources Statement

Middlemount Mine Layout

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 Last updated 22 September 2009