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North Goonyella is an underground long wall coal mine located at the northern end of the Bowen Basin and produces a premium quality, high strength coking coal for overseas steel makers. Mining commenced at North Goonyella in 1994 and Peabody acquired the operation in 2004. Coal is exported through Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal, south of Mackay to Japan, Asia, India and Europe. Eaglefield is an open-cut mine located at the northern end of the Bowen Basin, about 160 kilometres west of Mackay. It produces high quality hard coking coal. Eaglefield has been operating since 2003 and was acquired by Peabody in 2004. The mining lease of 3341 hectares is shared with North Goonyella. Eaglefield and North Goonyella share a Coal Handling Preparation Plant (CHPP), tailings co-disposal storage, rail loop and rail load-out facility and share an integrated water management system. Eaglefield mine is operated under contract by Macmahon utilising conventional truck and excavator mining methods. Coal is railed to Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal south of Mackay. The coal is exported to steel makers in Japan, Asia, India and Europe.
Eaglefield Expansion ProjectPeabody is planning to increase production by extending the existing open-cut mining operation and expanding the coal handling and preparation plant. An application to voluntarily undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the expansion was made to the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). An Enviromental Impact Statement has been completed. If you would like more information about the Eaglefield Expansion Project, contact us on freecall 1300 119 022.
If you would like more information about the Environmental Impact Assessment process, visit the Department of Environment and Resource Management’s website at www.epa.qld.gov.au . |
