Commodore Mine (Queensland, Australia)
The Commodore mine is an open-pit coal mine located in Domville and Clontarf, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. The majority stake in the mine is owned by InterGen Australia.[1]
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Commodore Mine | |
| Queensland | |
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| Coordinates | 27.944294°S 151.258300°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Thermal black coal |
| Production | 3.6Mtpa |
| Type | Open-pit |
| Owner | |
| Company | InterGen Australia – 53.69% Marubeni Corporation – 30% GEC – 6.31% EIF Group – 5% Tohoku Electric Power – 5% Franco-Nevada Corporation – Royalties |
History
Since 2000, the engineering company Downer EDI Mining has been operating the Commodore Mine.[2]
In September 2014, Downer EDI Mining renewed its contract to manage the mine for 5 more years for $250 million.[2]
In September 2018, Downer EDI Mining renewed its contract to manage the mine for 5 more years for $286 million.[3]
Description
Situated around 200 kilometers west of Brisbane in Queensland's Surat Basin, the Commodore Mine is adjacent to the 850 mega-watt coal-fired Millmerran Power Station, to which the mine is the only source of coal fuel supply, having made its first delivery there in February 2003.[1][4]
The Commodore mine employs about 50 staff onsite in total. Almost half the total workforce has been employed from the local community.[1] The mine's geology is made up of gently folded Walloon coal measures of middle Jurassic age, dipping generally at less than three degrees. Three banded seams are visible: Kooroongarra (up to 3 metres thick), Commodore (averaging 5.2metres thick) and Bottom Rider (between 0.5metres and 0.9metres thick).[1]
The mine operates on biodiesel fuel, and developed a system that independently verifies fugitive methane gas emissions.[5]
By 1 January 1999, Commodore had a thermal coal resource of 177Mt. The mine produced 3.250Mt to 31 December 2005, and has roughly 3.6Mtpa production capacity.[1]
The mine is operated by Downer EDI Mining.[5]
Ownership
- InterGen Australia – 53.69%
- Marubeni Corporation – 30%
- GEC – 6.31%
- EIF Group – 5%
- Tohoku Electric Power – 5%
- Franco-Nevada Corporation – Royalties[1]
Awards
- 2011: Premiers ClimateSmart Sustainability Award[5]
References
- COMMODORE: Company Profile, Australia: miningoilandgas.com.au, archived from the original on 8 November 2012, retrieved 18 September 2012
- "Downer Jobs Secured In $250 Mil Commodore Mine Contract". Iminco.net. 1 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- Monica Gameng (6 September 2018). "Downer continues operation at QLD Commodore coal mine with new $286m contract". Plantminer.com.au. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- Operations, Australia: InterGen, archived from the original on 12 October 2012, retrieved 18 September 2012
- "Commodore". Mininglink.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.