Capcoal

Overview
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Capcoal operates three underground mines and an open cut mine which all produce premium quality hard coking coal for export steel markets. The majority of coal is mined from the German Creek Formation, noted for containing hard coking coal of exceptionally high quality. The German Creek Sequence contains five coal seam intervals known as the German Creek, Corvus, Tieri, Aquila and Pleiades seams.

Capcoal is located in the heart of the Bowen Basin in central Queensland and is within a comfortable driving distance of the major regional centres of Emerald, Rockhampton, Mackay and the tropical coast. Our employees enjoy life in nearby Middlemount, a modern well-equipped township offering good educational and sporting facilities.

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Bundoora

The new Bundoora mine is being constructed to augment raw coal production and to ensure long term stable production of high quality coal at German Creek is available.

 Lake Lindsay

Lake Lindsay is an open cut mine, adjacent to German Creek which is due to come on line in late 2006.

Mine

Annual Production: Capcoal mines 11.8 Mt of coal each year to produce in excess of 8.5 Mt of prime quality hard coking coal.

Reserves: Mining leases controlled by Capcoal cover 27,343 hectares and estimated resources exceed one billion tonnes with insitu mineable reserves of 125 Mt.

Coal Processing: Run-of-mine (ROM) coal is processed in a centrally located Coal Handling and Preparation Plant prior to being transported by rail to the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal for export.

Customers: Coal is exported to steel manufacturing customers in Asia- East, Asia-South, Asia-West, Europe and Latin America

Number of Employees: Capcoal employs approximately 600 people.

Community

Located in the heart of the Bowen Basin in central Queensland, Capcoal is within a comfortable driving distance of the major regional centres of Emerald, Rockhampton, Mackay and the tropical coast. Our employees enjoy life in nearby Middlemount, a modern well-equipped township offering good educational and sporting facilities.

 The Middlemount township is home to around 3,000 people. The main industries include mining as well as cattle and grain crop farming.

Capcoal plays an important role in the township of Middlemount supporting community events and assisting with the provision of important services.

Numerous Services are available including

  • Employment
  • Health care
  • Schools and educations facilities
  • Child care facilities
  • Council services
  • Transport
  • Facilities and community groups
  • Sporting and recreational
  • Entertainment
  • Accommodation
  • Clubs and community groups
  • Events and attractions
  • Tourist attractions

 Climate and weather

  • Average yearly rainfall: 600ml
  • Average winter temperature: 12°c
  • Average summer temperature: 30

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