Name of the Project
Olive Downs coking coal project.

Location
The project is located in the Bowen basin, in Queensland, Australia.

Client
Pembroke Resources.

Project Description
The project proposes the development of a greenfield opencut coal resource in an existing brownfield mining precinct for the export of coking and pulverised coal injection products to the steel production industry. Fully developed, the complex will be one of the biggest metallurgical coal mines in the world.

The project comprises the Olive Downs South and Willunga deposits.

The proposed Olive Downs South domain opencut pit areas are generally aligned from north to south and are located on the western side of the Isaac river. At peak development, production of run-of-mine (RoM) coal is expected to reach about 12-million tonnes a year.

The Willunga domain opencut mine areas are located on the eastern side of the Isaac river. The Willunga domain is expected to produce about eight-million tonnes a year of RoM coal at peak operation.

Opencut mining will be conducted using conventional truck-and-shovel mining methods.

RoM coal will be transferred for processing from the Willunga domain to the Olive Downs South domain using an overland conveyor.

The project will include a coal handling and preparation plant (CHPP), an 18 km rail spur and on-site rail loop, a raw-water pipeline connecting to the Eungella pipeline network, private access roads, an electricity transmission line and wastewater and sewage treatment plants.

The project has an expected mine life of 79 years.

Potential Job Creation
At full development, the project will sustain work for 1 300 people and at peak construction a workforce of up to 700 people.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.

Value
The project is estimated at A$1-billion.

Duration
Construction on Olive Downs South domain is expected to start in 2019 and on the Willunga domain in 2027.

Latest Developments
Cimic group companies Sedgman and CPB Contractors have been awarded a A$184-million contract for the design, procurement, construction and commissioning of the CHPP at the greenfield Olive Downs coking coal project.

Mineral processing company Sedgman and construction company CPB Contractors will work together to deliver an end-to-end solution for Pembroke Resources.

Cimic has said that design and early procurement work will get under way immediately and that work will be completed in 2020.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Sedgman and CPB Contractors (design, procurement, construction and commissioning of the CHPP).

On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.

Contact Details for Project Information
Pembroke Resources, tel +61 2 9231 1400 or email info@pembrokeresources.com.au.