Meandu Mine

Meandu Mine is a coal mine west of Yarraman in Neumgna, Queensland, Australia. The open-cut mine supplies coal to Tarong Power Station and Tarong North Power Station. It is owned by Stanwell Corporation and operated by Downer Mining.

Meandu Mine
Location
Meandu Mine is located in Queensland
Meandu Mine
Meandu Mine
StateQueensland
CountryAustralia
Coordinates26°49′S 151°54′E
Production
ProductsThermal coal
Owner
CompanyStanwell Corporation
Year of acquisition2011

Work first started on the mine in 1978.[1] The mine has five active working pits. It can supply a maximum of seven million tonnes of coal per year.[1] The mine has enough reserves to continue mining until at least 2037.[2]

Owners wanted to replace the existing Meandu mine supply of coal to Tarong with another mine near Kingaroy.[3]

Operators of the mine want to continue extracting coal for decades to come.[4]

Progressive‌ ‌rehabilitation‌ ‌of‌ the Meandu‌ ‌Mine‌ has been implemented from the start.[2]

History

Initially the mine started with enough reserves to supply coal for 25 years.[2] Ownership of the mine was transferred‌ ‌to‌ ‌Stanwell‌ ‌in‌ ‌July‌ ‌2011.‌[2] ‌

Thiess controlled mining operations at the mine between October 2007 and December 2012.[5] From 2013 mining operations have been conducted by Downer. In 2021, operations were to be taken over by an Indonesian company, PT Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama or BUMA.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Fact Sheet: Meandu Mine" (PDF). Stanwell Corporation. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. "The road to rehabilitation for Meandu Mine". www.stanwell.com. Stanwell Corporation. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  3. Adcock, Frances (10 February 2016). "Moreton Resources pledges strict guidelines for Kingaroy area coal mine plan in bid to quell fears". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. Edwards, Alyse (18 June 2013). "Stanwell Corp to expand Meandu Mine exploration". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  5. "Tarong Coal Project - Meandu Mine". Theiss. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. "BUMA To Take Over Meandu Contract". southburnett.com.au. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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