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Mount Owen Continued Operations Complex project, Australia

9th December 2016

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

  

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Name of the Project
Mount Owen Continued Operations Complex (MOCO) project.

Location
The Mount Owen complex is located within the Hunter coalfields, in the upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales (NSW), in Australia.

The complex comprises the Mount Owen, Ravensworth East and Glendell opencut coal mines.

Client
Mount Owen, a subsidiary of diversified miner Glencore Coal.

Project Description
The MOCO project had initially been flagged to produce an additional 92-million tonnes of coal, but Glencore amended the proposal following public hearings and a review report from the NSW Planning and Assessment Commission (PAC).

Under the amended proposal, Glencore plans to expand the existing mining operations at two opencut pits in the Mount Owen complex to extend the life of the mine, and allow for the extraction of an additional 86-million tonnes of run-of-mine coal.

This will involve:
• extending the life of the opencut mine by about 12 years to 2030;
• duplicating the existing rail spur line and building a northern rail entry/exit;
• using an existing overland conveyor to transfer gravel and coal to the Liddell coal mine; and
• upgrading Hebden road and ancillary site infrastructure.

Jobs to be Created
Not stated.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
The PAC has approved Glencore’s plans to expand its Mount Owen mine.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Mount Owen, tel +61 2 6570 0800 or fax +61 2 6576 1643.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Magazine Managing Editor

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