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Sojitz paves the way for Crinum restart

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Coal.

Sojitz Blue says it is on track with plans to reopen production at the Crinum underground mine in Central Queensland around April next year.

Sojitz Blue (then Sojitz Coal Mining) gained control of the mothballed Gregory Crinum coking coal site last year after acquiring it from BMA for $100 million.

It is already in production from the Gregory open-cut, employing about 270 people in the Emerald region.

The company has now turned its attention to bringing the former Crinum South underground mine back online in 2021.

"We have been pumping some water and recommissioning the ventilation system ready for. . .

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Sojitz to roll out two more mines, 300 jobs

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Sojitz Coal Mining and Futura Resources have signed an agreement to proceed with the new Wilton coking coal mine.

Production is expected to begin as early as July at the open-cut mine, with an operating life of 50 years.

It comes as Sojitz hits its stride at the recently restarted Gregory open-cut operation and the company is also looking to develop an underground mine at the Central Queensland site by the end of the year.

The Wilton project and underground development together will create about 300 additional mining jobs in the Emerald region.

“We expect to be mining. . .

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Full steam ahead for Sojitz Gregory coal exports

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Coal, Processing / Manufacturing.

Sojitz Coal Mining is on track to produce about 900,000 tonnes of export coal from Gregory mine, near Emerald, by the end of March.

The company acquired the mothballed Gregory Crinum coking coal mine from BMA for $100 million and has brought it back online as Sojitz Gregory.

Sojitz Coal Mining managing director and chief executive officer Cameron Vorias said it had achieved its first two export shipments out of Gladstone over the past month.

"(The operation) is going fine. The washplant has come up quite nicely and we have the full complement of overburden and coal mining. . .

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Sojitz Gregory coal mine gears up for restart

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Coal, Processing / Manufacturing.

Activity is ramping up at the Sojitz
Gregory site near Emerald in Central Queensland, where overburden removal is
due to begin within a fortnight.

The site’s Marion 8050 dragline is
undergoing refurbishment, while a CAT-6060 excavator and a Komatsu PC3000 are also
being assembled on site and will be available to commence operations by mid-June.

Sojitz Coal Mining
managing director and chief executive officer Cameron Vorias said those
machines were expected to be breaking ground in June and first coal was
expected in August.

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Sojitz gears up to restart Gregory mine

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Coal, Processing / Manufacturing.

Sojitz
Coal Mining has officially taken control of the Gregory Crinum site in
Central Queensland today and plans to start mining from May.

The
operation is expected to employ about 300 people at its peak – with the
workforce centred on the Emerald, Springsure and Capella area.

The
company announced the deal to acquire the mothballed coking coal mine from BHP
Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance for $100 million in May last year.

It
has taken this long to work through all conditions in the contract, according
to Sojitz Coal Mining managing director and chief executive officer Cameron
Vorias.

Sojitz Coal Mining spreads its wings

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Coal, Processing / Manufacturing.

Contractor Kalari commenced hauling coal his week from the new Meteor Downs South mine for railing at the Minerva operation, south of Emerald.

Sojitz Coal Mining managing director and chief executive officer Cameron Vorias said it was the start of a steady stream of traffic from now on, with about 25 truckloads per day expected out of Meteor Downs South for an annual output of about 500,000 tonnes of thermal coal.

About 80,000 tonnes has been mined and stockpiled at the Meteor Downs South site, 45km south-east of Springsure, since mid-April.. . .

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Sojitz in $100m deal for Gregory Crinum coal mine

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BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) is selling its mothballed Gregory Crinum coking coal mine to Sojitz Corporation for $100 million.

Sojitz said today it planned to recommence operations at Gregory Crinum as soon as the acquisition process was complete.

The Gregory Crinum operation, 60km north-east of Emerald, comprises the Crinum underground mine, Gregory open cut mine, undeveloped coal resources and on-site infrastructure including a coal handling and preparation plant, maintenance workshops and administration facilities.

Gregory Crinum Mine’s capacity was six million tonnes of hard coking coal per annum when production ceased and it was placed into care. . .

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First coal for Meteor Downs South

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The new Meteor Downs South mine, 45km south-east of Springsure, has produced its first coal.

Minerva mine operator Sojitz Coal Mining developed the thermal coal mine in joint venture with U&D Mining.

The milestone comes about six months after the start of on-site clearing and construction work.

The truck and shovel operation is expected to produce about 500,000 tonnes per annum for the first two years, when Meteor Downs South will rely on road haulage to get its coal to the Minerva rail load-out facility for transport to Gladstone port.

This will be ramped. . .

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Meteor Downs South poised for production

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The new Meteor Downs South mine, 45km south-east of Springsure, is expected to start sending coal to the Minerva rail load-out facility for transport to port within three weeks.

Minerva mine operator Sojitz Coal Mining is developing the thermal coal mine in joint venture with U&D Mining.

Sojitz Coal Mining managing director and chief executive officer Cameron Vorias said wet weather had delayed work on the site, however the team developing the box cut had reached coal last week.

"We are not mining coal at the moment, we are still developing the pit, but we have. . .

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Meteor Downs South ready to roll

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The bulk of the heavy equipment has been assembled and is ready to roll at the new Meteor Downs South coal mine, 45km south-east of Springsure.

Minerva mine operator Sojitz Coal Mining is developing the thermal coal mine in joint venture with U&D Mining.

Sojitz Coal Mining managing director and chief executive officer Cameron Vorias said 95 per cent of the new operation's equipment was on site and had been assembled at the mine infrastructure area.

Commissioning will take place next week, with the equipment due to begin earthworks in the mine production area on Wednesday. . .

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