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Kestrel Mine

The mine operates at a depth of 250 metres below surface and is accessed by two inclined drifts. The majority of coal at the Kestrel Mine is extracted by longwall mining, with approximately ten per cent of total run of mine coal produced by continuous miners.

Kestrel Mine has two longwall units that are operated alternately to minimise downtime and ensure seamless production and reliability. Raw coal is delivered to the surface via a series of conveyors.

The coal is transferred to the raw coal stockpile before being fed to the coal handling and preparation plant to be processed into two premium products for export; low ash coking coal and high energy thermal coal.

The coal is then transported by rail to the Port of Gladstone for export.

Kestrel coking coal is sold across the globe with particular demand from Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese steel industries. Its consistently high performance is due to inherent properties (high fluidity, low ash and low phosphorous contents) and the quality control standards maintained during production at Kestrel Mine.

Kestrel Mine has marketable reserves of 112 million tonnes as at 31 December 2006, and in 2006 produced a total of 3.6 million tonnes of coking and thermal coal.