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Rolleston Coal Mine
The Rolleston Coal Mine is an open-cut coal mine located in Central Queensland, Australia. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 600 million tonnes of thermal coal. The mine has an annual production capacity of 14 million tonnes run of mine coal. It is one of numerous coal mines in the Bowen Basin. The mine is jointly owned by Glencore, Sumitomo Corporation and Winfield Energy. It was acquired by Xstrata after its purchase of Mount Isa Mines in 2003. Full development of the Rolleston mine was approved by Xstrata in February 2004. Mining operations begin in 2005. Winfield Energy acquired the 12.5% interest formerly held by Itochu on 8 February 2019. Rolleston Mine is approved to produce six million tonnes per year for export and two million for domestic use. Coal from Rolleston Mine leaves the country via the Port of Gladstone. The majority of the mine's haulage is conducted by Aurizon under contract using electric locomotives. Coal from the mine is used to powe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolleston, Queensland
Rolleston is a rural town and locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Rolleston had a population of 309 people. Geography Rolleston is located on the Comet River, west of Gladstone, 263 kilometres (163 mi) north of Roma and northwest of Brisbane. Springsure, the nearest town, lies to the north-west. Rolleston is at the junction of the Carnarvon, Gregory and Dawson highways. There is a large coal mine west called the Rolleston coal mine. History Rolleston was built on Kanolu land. '' Wadja'' (also known as ''Wadjigu'', ''Wadia'', ''Wadjainngo'', ''Mandalgu'', and ''Wadjigun)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language in Central Queensland. The language region includes the local government areas of the Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda and Central Highlands Region, including the Blackdown Tablelands. the Comet River, and the Expedition Range, and the towns of Woorabinda, Springsure and Rolleston. The town is named afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
