Kestrel mine extension project, Australia
Name and Location
Kestrel mine extension project, Queensland, Australia.
Client
Rio Tinto Coal Australia.
Project Description
The Kestrel mine extension project involved the construction of a new 375-m-wide longwall to replace the existing 250-m-wide longwall at the mine. It also included a new automated run-of-mine stockpile system and a 7.9 km overland conveyor to the existing coal handling and preparation plant, which was also upgraded.
The extension will allow a new series of underground panels to be mined to the south of the existing operation.
The extension will add 20 years to the life of the Kestrel mine.
Value
$2-billion.
Duration
Coal production has started at the project.
Latest Developments
With the addition of a new mining area, the output of coking coal from the entire mine is projected to average 5.7-million tonnes a year for the next 20 years, up from current production of about four-million tonnes a year.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Rio Tinto media relations, David Luff, tel +61 3 9283 3620; or investor relations Christopher Maitland,
tel +61 3 9283 3063.
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