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COAL
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ISAAC PLAINS COAL MINE
Key facts
Open cut contract operation moving 50Mbcm waste and 3.6Mt ROM coal to target
2.8Mtpa sales
Produces metallurgical (over 70%) and thermal coal (less than 30%)
No Lost Time Injuries in the past 12 months
Mining & Processing
Truck and shovel mining complemented by a dragline which commenced.
operations in June 2011
Operations heavily affected by wet weather during the last summer wet season
(rainfall from Nov 2010 - Mar 11 was 216% of average) however:
✰ Conditions have improved
❖ Contractor performance has improved
Dragline performing well
Presently mining the northern deposits with work underway to finalise approvals
for southern deposits
PROJECT DETAILS
LOCATION
7km east of Moranbah in Queensland's
Bowen Basin region
ESTIMATED MINE LIFE
+15 years
RESOURCES AND RESERVES (2)
(as at 30 Jun 2011)
Resources (JORC)
Measured: 56.0Mt, Indicated: 38.7Mt
and Inferred: 33.2Mt
Total Resources: 127.9Mt
Reserves (JORC)
Proved: 17.5Mt, Probable: 32.2Mt
Total Reserves: 49.7Mt
PRODUCTS
Semi-hard coking coal, semi-soft coking
coal/PCI coal, and thermal coal
AQUILA INTEREST
50%
PROJECTED PRODUCTION RATE
2.8Mtpa (saleable coal)
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