The China First Coal Project is located in the Galilee Basin near Alpha in Central Queensland, Australia.
The project is an integrated coal project including a coal mine, railway and port facility to export quality thermal coal to international markets.
The project’s estimated total development cost is $8.0 billion dollars.
The project will proceed through a staged development process that targets first coal production in Q4 2014.
Exploration to date has confirmed significant ore reserves and mineral resources in four principal coal seams.
China First Coal Project
The China First Coal Project is expected to process 56 Mtpa of raw coal from the mines to produce 40 Mtpa of thermal coal.
China First Coal Project will produce, after blending and processing, an average yield of 72% of thermal coal with a product calorific value of 6,350 kcal/kg, sulphur levels of 0.5%, ash levels of 10 to 11% and volatile matter levels of 34%. This is equivalent to 95% of the energy level of the benchmark pricing specification for Australian thermal coal.
Timeframe for the Project
Commencement of EIS process July 2008
Public Release of EIS September 2011
Commencement of early engineering works March 2012
First coal export shipment December 2014
The Project
JORC Reserves and Resources Reserves 1.105 Billion Tonnes, Resources 3.684 Billion Tonnes
Mine Infrastructure 40 Mtpa open-cut, underground longwall mining and coal processing
Rail Infrastructure 471km Standard Gauge rail from mine to Abbot Point
Port Infrastructure 40 Mtpa port at Abbot Point proposed Multi Cargo Facility
China First Coal Project will produce, after blending and processing, an average yield of 72% of thermal coal with a product calorific value of 6,350 kcal/kg, sulphur levels of 0.5%, ash levels of 10 to 11% and volatile matter levels of 34%. This is equivalent to 95% of the energy level of the benchmark pricing specification for Australian thermal coal.
Timeframe for the Project
Commencement of EIS process July 2008
Public Release of EIS September 2011
Commencement of early engineering works March 2012
First coal export shipment December 2014
The Project
JORC Reserves and Resources Reserves 1.105 Billion Tonnes, Resources 3.684 Billion Tonnes
Mine Infrastructure 40 Mtpa open-cut, underground longwall mining and coal processing
Rail Infrastructure 471km Standard Gauge rail from mine to Abbot Point
Port Infrastructure 40 Mtpa port at Abbot Point proposed Multi Cargo Facility
