Moorvale Mine Overview

Tenements	ML 70290, ML 70291, and MLA 70319
Location	156 kilometres south-west of Mackay
Coal types	Low volatile PCI coal and thermal coal
Manager	Macarthur Coal (C&M Management) Pty Ltd on behalf of the Coppabella and Moorvale Joint Venture
Contractors	Mining operations are performed by Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd. The coal handling and preparation plant is operated and maintained by Sedgman Limited. Mining and coal preparation activities are carried out 24 hours a day, seven days per week.
2006 Attributable Production	2.4 million tonnes
History	Development from a greenfields prospect to a coal producing mine was completed in a twelve month timeframe. The mining lease was granted on 5 December 2002. Overburden removal commenced in December 2002. First coal was mined in March 2003. The first coal train was loaded on 6 December 2003. Prior to this date, coal was trucked to the Coppabella Mine and railed from the Coppabella Mine, pending completion of the Moorvale Mine rail loop.

 

Joint Venture Participants

Parent Company	Joint Venture Participant	% Interest
Macarthur Coal Limited	Coppabella Coal Pty Ltd	73.3%
CITIC	CITIC Australia Coppabella Pty Ltd	7.0%
Marubeni Corporation	Mapella Pty Ltd	7.0%
Sojitz Corporation	Winview Pty Ltd	7.0%
JFE Shoji Trade Corporation	KC Resources Pty Ltd	3.7%
Nippon Steel Trading Co Ltd	NS Coal Pty Ltd	2.0%

 

 

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Operations

 

Reserve & Resources Statement

Moorvale Mine Layout