1.2.3 Proposals and exploration
Mining commenced in 1996 and now extends over three individual operating pits: Plumtree, Wallanbah and Broadmeadows. Known as The Douglas Project during its development stages, is an extension to the existing Appin Mine that accesses valuable coking coal reserves to the north of the previous Tower Mine operations. New advice has found the federal environment....
The company sells approximately 40% of its coal to export markets, primarily for use in power stations and steel mills in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Europe. Archived from on 2012-12-30. It is immediately adjacent to the Baal Bone Colliery to the west and the Invincible Colliery to the south, and is approximately 5 km by road from the Mount Piper coal-fired power station. It argued the roster change, and other measures would have allowed Thiess to reduce production, as required by mine owner Glencore, without job cuts.
1.2.3 Proposals and exploration - Ensham Resources produces around 9 million tonnes per annum of high energy low ash thermal coal and small quantities of semi soft coking coal. Main article: New Hope is an independent, energy company which has open cut mines at Acland on the Darling Downs and at Rosewood near Ipswich.
Major Australian coal mining companies Company Total coal mined Million Mt pa Main mines Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Ltd 32. Anglo Coal Callide Mine, Queensland b. Anglo Coal Capcoal Mine Via Middlemount Middlemount QLD c. Anglo Coal Dartbrook Mine PO Box 517 Muswellbrook NSW 2333 d. Anglo Coal Drayton Mine PMB 9 Muswellbrook NSW e. Anglo Coal Foxleigh Mine PO Box 21 Middlemount QLD f. Anglo Coal Grasstree Mine Via Middlemount Private Mail Bag Middlemount QLD g. South Walker Creek Mine h. Poitrel Mine is situated south-east of the town of Moranbah i. Hay Point Coal Terminal, located 38 km south of Mackay Centennial Coal Company Ltd 20. Singleton in the Hunter Valley b. The Moolarben coal project is a world class coal asset located 40 km east of Mudgee in the Upper Hunter Valley e. Harrybrandt exploration project, near Nebo, Bowen Basin, Queensland Foxleigh Joint Venture Central Queensland Yancoal Australia 14. It is an open cut coal mine operated by Anglo Coal Drayton Management Pty Ltd. New Hope Corporation Ltd 3. Burton mine is located in the Bowen Basin b. North Goonyella underground and Eaglefield open-cut mines are located at the northern end of the Bowen Basin c. Millennium mine is located near the town of Moranbah in the Bowen Basin d. Wilkie Creek mine is located in the Surat Basin of south-east Queensland e. Wilpinjong mine is located 10 kilometres south-east of Ulan mine and 40 kilometres north-east of Mudgee f. Wambo is one of Peabody's largest operating mines and is located in the Hunter Valley g. Chain Valley is located in the Newcastle coalfield on the southern shore of Lake Macquarie h. Metropolitan is located in the Southern coalfields, about 50 kilometres south of Sydney. Bowen Basin, Queensland b. Bengalla mine in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales Whitehaven Coal Mining Pty Ltd 1. Westside, New South Wales b. West Wallsend, New South Wales c. Bulga, New South Wales d. Beltana, New South Wales e. Narama, New South Wales f. Mangoola, Hunter Valley, New South Wales g. Mount Owen - The Mount Owen Complex consists of the Mount Owen, Ravensworth East and Glendell open cut coal mines h. Ravensworth, New South Wales i. Baal Bone, New South Wales k. Cumnock, New South Wales l. Narama, New South Wales owns and operates a number of mines in and. Callide mine mine is a leading Queensland domestic coal producer providing low sulphur, sub-bituminous thermal coal primarily for domestic power generation. The coalfields cover an area of 180 square kilometres and contain seams up to 26 metres thick. Annual production is 7 million tonnes per annum Mtpa of sub-bituminous thermal coal. At December 2014, estimates for ROM reserves are approximately 202 Mt of domestic and export thermal quality, with an additional 262 Mt of mineable in-situ resources outside the current mine layout. Capcoal mine operates three underground mines and an open cut mine which all produce premium quality hard coking coal for export steel markets. The majority of coal is mined from the German Creek Formation, noted for containing hard coking coal of exceptionally high quality. The German Creek Sequence contains five coal seam intervals known as the German Creek, Corvus, Tieri, Aquila and Pleiades seams. Annual Production: Capcoal mines 11. Reserves for the mining leases controlled by Capcoal cover 27,343 hectares and estimated resources exceed one billion tonnes with in situ mineable reserves of 125 Mt. Dartbrook mine mine was an underground mine located north of , New South Wales. Drayton mine Drayton mine is an open cut mine operated by Anglo Coal Drayton Management Pty Ltd, located approximately 13 kilometres south east of in the Upper Hunter Valley. It commenced operations in 1983 as a 2 million tonnes per annum Mtpa thermal coal producer. Foxleigh mine Anglo Coal Australia acquired a 70% interest in on 29 February 2008. Foxleigh currently produces a low volatile pulverised coal injection PCI coal product for use in steelmaking applications around the world. Foxleigh coal is taken from the Middlemount, Tralee, Roper and Pisces seams from within the Rangal coal measures in the southern Bowen Basin. Annual Production: Foxleigh produces approximately 2. Reserves are estimated at approximately 290 million tonnes — Foxleigh and surrounding tenements are the subject of ongoing exploration and feasibility studies. Grasstree mine Underground Longwall mine produces approx 10 million tonnes per annum of metallurgical coal. It is located near. Moranbah North mine The is located in the northern part of Queensland's around 18 kilometres north of the town of. Mining commenced at Moranbah North in 1998. The mining lease covers annual production of 4. Reserves of over 20 years mine life. Dawson mine Dawson mine, located in , has been an open-cut mine since 1994. The is an Australian owned group of private companies which operate in the , New South Wales. The Group has interests in mining and engineering. Situated in the Whittingham Coal Measures, it is part of the Singleton Super Group including the Barrett, Liddell, Arties and Pikes Gully seams. The mine produces 0. BMA's mines are located in the coal rich Bowen Basin of Central Queensland, where BMA owns and operates seven mines — , Broadmeadow, , Saraji, Norwich Park, Gregory Crinum, and Blackwater — and the Hay Point terminal near Mackay. They also manage the South Walker Creek and Poitrel mines, owned by BHP Billiton 80 per cent and Mitsui and Co. The Bowen Basin covers an area of 75,000 km² of Permian Age marine and freshwater sediments and is roughly triangular in shape, extending around 550 km from its northern peak at Collinsville, southwards to its base at Theodore, where it is approximately 250 km wide. Coal seams are mined by front end loader and hydraulic excavators, and coal is transported to mine preparation plants by large capacity haul trucks. The mine is located 24 km south of the town of Blackwater and 315 km west of the port of Gladstone. Broadmeadow Mine is located 30 km north of Moranbah and 190 km south west of Mackay and has the capacity to produce over three million tonnes of high quality coking coal a year. The mine is located 30 km north of Moranbah and 190 km south west of the Hay Point port facilities. It is the northernmost of the mines operated by BMA in the Bowen Basin. Gregory open-cut coal mine became operational in 1979, with the first shipment taking place in 1980. Production has been scaled back since the commissioning of the adjacent Crinum underground longwall mine in 1997. Norwich Park open-cut coal mine began production in 1979 and has a production capacity of 5. It was closed down May 2012. Peak Downs is a large, open-cut mining operation, which was developed in the early 1970s. The first coal was mined in April 1972. Today, Peak Downs has a production capacity of nine million tonnes of coking coal per annum. Construction of the Saraji open-cut coking coal mine began in late 1972 and production began in the latter part of 1974. Saraji has a current production capacity of eight million tonnes of high grade coking coal a year. Following a recent expansion program, the terminal has the capacity to handle and despatch around 43-45 million tonnes of coal a year. The mines managed by the BMA have a capacity to produce 58 million tonnes of coal annually, which are currently sold to over 93 customers in 23 countries, including Japan, the UK, Europe, South America, Korea, Taiwan and India. BMC BMC owns and operates two open-cut metallurgical coal mines in the Bowen Basin — South Walker Creek Mine and Poitrel Mine. BMC is owned by BHP Billiton 80 per cent and Mitsui and Co 20 per cent. South Walker Creek is a contract mining operation owned by BHP Mitsui Coal. Annual production capacity is 3. It is the most recent mine to be opened for the BHP Mitsui Coal owners, and at full production will have an annual capacity of 3 million tonnes of coal per annum. Centennial is a coal mining and marketing company supplying thermal and coking coal to the domestic and export markets. The company has five operating coal mines in NSW, making Centennial one of the largest underground coal producers in NSW. The company sells approximately 40% of its coal to export markets, primarily for use in power stations and steel mills in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Europe. Coal is exported through ports at Newcastle and Port Kembla in New South Wales. Nominal annual production capacity exceeds 3. Planned production of 770,000 tonnes for the 2009 financial year. Production capacity of approximately 1. Production capacity of up to 2. Production capacity of 1 million tonnes per annum, targeting 900,000 tonnes for the 2009 financial year. Current production capacity of 1. Infrastructure capacity exceeds 4 million tonnes per annum, including a high capacity coal preparation plant, on-site rail with triangle facing both North and South for transport of domestic and export products and a dedicated haul road to Eraring Power Station. Pollution issues Centennial Coal has been responsible for more than 900 pollution notices between 2000 and 2013 from the NSW EPA. In 2015 it was responsible for a major release of coal fines into the and World Heritage listed areas of the. Centennial Coal has been dumping mine effluent into the Wollangambe River for approximately 30 years, effectively killing large sections of it. Between 2000-2015, Centennial's Clarence Colliery has been cited for more than 65 non-compliance breaches of its licence. Coalpac acquired the assets of the in February 2008. These assets include the Cullen Valley Mine located in the Western Coalfield of New South Wales. Coalpac has been operating in the Lithgow district since 1989. The company currently operates the Cullen Valley open cut mine and the Invincible open cut mine. See also effects of the mining operation on surrounding property. The company operates underground and open cut coal mines, and a coal washing and processing plant, with the main facilities located in NE Tasmania, and a mine in Southern Tasmania. Donaldson Coal is a coal producer based in New South Wales, Australia. The mining operations are based in the Hunter Valley just south of Maitland, 25 kilometres from Newcastle and Port Waratah. Production is sourced from three mines. The mines are: The Donaldson open cut which commenced operations in 2001. The Donaldson Open Cut Mine is located approximately 23 km from the Port of Newcastle on a mining lease contained within both Maitland and Cessnock Council areas. The Tasman underground mine near Mount Sugarloaf where mining started in 2006. Entry to the site is off George Booth Drive approximately 1. The Mine Lease covers approximately 952 hectares with George Booth Drive to the north, the F3 Freeway to the east and Mount Sugarloaf in the centre. Production commenced in late 2006, following approval by the Minister for Infrastructure and Planning. The Abel underground mine in the Black Hill area where operations started in March 2008. The Abel Underground Mine is situated 26 km from Newcastle, with the portal coming off the high wall of Donaldson Open Cut Mine. Development consent was granted in June 2007, and mining commenced in March 2008. Once fully developed, the mine will provide employment for up to 375 direct employees from the lower Hunter Region. The mine uses existing surface infrastructure and the Bloomfield Coal Handling and Preparation Plant, rail loader and rail loop for coal processing and loading. Donaldson open pit coal mine Donaldson Coal Pty Ltd. Total combined production is currently in the vicinity of 9 million tonnes per annum mtpa. Ensham Resources produces around 9 million tonnes per annum of high energy low ash thermal coal and small quantities of semi soft coking coal. The coal is exported to leading energy producers in Japan, Korea, India and China and other countries. Felix Resources is an expanding company with a primary focus on the mining of coal and the development and operation of coal related assets. Through this focus Felix Resources aims to ensure high quality and sustainable long-term stakeholder returns. The Ashton underground and open-cut coal operations are located approximately 12 km north-west of Singleton in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales. The Ashton mines are adjacent to the open-cut mines of Glendell Xstrata , Camberwell Vale , Lemington Rio Tinto , Ravensworth Xstrata , and Narama Xstrata. Adjacent underground mines include Glennies Creek Vale and Newpac Xstrata. Felix Resources acquired the interest in the Ashton open-cut and underground projects effective from January 2005. Shortly after, a 30 percent stake was sold to the Singapore-based International Marine Corporation Group IMC in August 2005. The Ashton Coal operation is an unincorporated joint-venture between Felix Resources 60% , International Marine Corporation Group 30% , and Itochu Corporation of Japan 10% Felix is the operator of these mines. The Ashton open-cut and underground coal mines have a current production capacity of approximately 3. This coal is predominantly exported to Asian steelmakers. Due to restrictions in the Newcastle PWCS Port a capacity balancing system CBS has been introduced, which will limit all shippers output. The Yarrabee coal project has been owned and operated entirely by Felix Resources Limited since July 2003. Yarrabee is a wholly owned subsidiary. The Yarrabee mine is an open-cut coal mine with a capacity to produce 1. The coal which is produced at Yarrabee c. The Minerva coal mine is an unincorporated joint-venture with Sojitz Corporation of Japan 45% and Korea Resources Corporation 4%. Minerva Mining Pty Ltd subsidiary of Felix is the manager and operator of this project. The Minerva open-cut mine is a multi-seam mine designed with a production capacity of 2. Minerva produces a premium thermal coal with a base market of Japan and Korea. The Moolarben coal project is a world class coal asset located 40 km east of Mudgee in the Upper Hunter Valley, New South Wales. The Moolarben deposit is an unincorporated joint venture with Sojitz Corporation of Japan 10% , a consortium consisting of Korea Resource Corporation KORES , Korea Electric Power Company KEPCO and four of its generator subsidiaries, Kosep, Komipo, Kowepo and Kospo plus Hanwha Corporation Limited a total of 10%. Felix owns 80% of the project and will operate the project. The Moolarben resource is approximately 610 million tonnes of high quality open-cut and underground thermal coal with approved capacity of 10 mtpa. The open cut strip ratio is less than 3:1. Felix acquired 100% beneficial ownership of the Harrybrandt exploration project in January 2005. Nearby coal mines are Macarthur , South Walker BMA and Moorvale Macarthur. Harrybrandt is located favourably with regard to established infrastructure and port facilities. Athena, located adjacent to the operating Minerva Mine, is an exploration project owned by Felix 51% , Sojitz 45% and Kores 4% in an unincorporated joint venture. The tenement area covers 27,000 hectares. The Inferred Resource is 560 million tonnes. Initial drilling indicates coal of similar or better quality than Minerva. Drilling to date has produced an 11-metre intersection with a washed product of very high quality: NCIG Terminal Felix Resources is one of six companies involved in the construction of the NCIG terminal which is designed with a final capacity of 66 million tonnes per annum. The first stage is 30 million tonnes per annum. Foxleigh Mining is the operator of a coal mine in central Queensland. The project is a joint venture between Brisbane company CAML Resources 63% , ICRA Foxleigh, part of the Japanese Itochu group 20. The mine commenced operations in late 1999 and presently exports coal to steel mills in Korea, Japan, and elsewhere. In July 2004, the mine had between 20-30 Indigenous employees on site among an employee population of approximately 230. One of the world's largest privately owned energy companies with major investments in oil refineries and petroleum products, primarily in Japan. J-Power formerly Electric Power Development Corporation EPDC is one of Japan's largest power utilities. LG International is one of Korea's largest diversified conglomerates with interests in a vast array of international businesses including electronics. Bligh Coal is a 100% subsidiary of Idemitsu. Idemitsu Australia Resources Pty Ltd and its Australian subsidiary, Bligh Coal Limited which together own 85% of the joint venture, The operator of the mine, Ensham Resources Pty Limited, together with the company's marketing arm, Ensham Coal Sales are based in Brisbane. Idemitsu Australia Resources Pty Ltd and its Australian subsidiary, Bligh Coal Limited which together own 85% of the joint venture. Ensham Resources produces around 9 million tonnes per annum of high energy low ash thermal coal and small quantities of semi soft coking coal. The coal is exported to leading energy producers in Japan, Korea, India and China and other countries. Illawarra Coal produces premium quality, hard coking coal used in the production of steel and some energy coal. Based in Wollongong and operating in the Illawarra and Wollondilly regions south of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Known as The Douglas Project during its development stages, is an extension to the existing Appin Mine that accesses valuable coking coal reserves to the north of the previous Tower Mine operations. Appin West is situated on Douglas Park Road, near Douglas Park, to the west of Appin, approximately 30 minutes from Wollongong. Appin longwall coal mine Illawarra Coal Holdings Pty Ltd. West Cliff longwall coal mine BHP Billiton Ltd. Dendrobium underground coal mine BHP Billiton Ltd. Jellinbah Group Pty Ltd formerly Queensland Coal Mine Management Pty Ltd is a privately owned independent Queensland based coal company. Jellinbah Group has 70% ownership interests in the Jellinbah and Lake Vermont Mines. Jellinbah Group is also the manager of both operations. The mine has been in operation since 1989. The mine produces metallurgical coals low volatile PCI coal and semi-soft coking coal. The mine has a current production capacity of 4. Jellinbah Mine coal is marketed by Jellinbah Resources Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jellinbah Group. Lake Vermont Mine is located near Dysart and product coal is hauled by rail to the Port of Gladstone and Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal. Jellinbah Group appointed Thiess Mining as the operators of the Lake Vermont mine. Lake Vermont produces hard coking coal and low volatile PCI coal. The mine has a current production capacity of 7Mtpa. Lake Vermont Mine coal is marketed by Lake Vermont Marketing Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jellinbah Group. Coalpac acquired the assets of the Lithgow Coal Company in February 2008. These assets include the Cullen Valley Mine located in the Western Coalfield of New South Wales, Australia. It is immediately adjacent to the Baal Bone Colliery to the west and the Invincible Colliery to the south, and is approximately 5 km by road from the Mount Piper coal-fired power station. The Mine has development consent to produce up to 1 Mtpa, however historical production has been around 700,000 tonnes per annum. Main article: An independent Queensland-based coal mining company with operations located in Queensland's Bowen Basin. Macarthur Coal currently operates out of its Coppabella, Moorvale and Middlemount mines. The company also has an extensive range of prospects for new projects. Macarthur Coal mines approximately 5. Main article: New Hope is an independent, energy company which has open cut mines at Acland on the Darling Downs and at Rosewood near Ipswich. The New Acland open cut mine is located approximately 150 kilometres west of Brisbane in the Darling Downs region of Queensland. The mining method used at New Acland is an open cut multi-thin-seam operation which utilises trucks, excavators and front-end loaders. Overburden is blasted or ripped by bulldozers prior to extraction. New Oakleigh operates an open cut coal mine near the town of Rosewood, 23 kilometres west of Ipswich and 92 kilometres from the Port of Brisbane. The mining method used at New Oakleigh is a multi-thin-seam operation utilising trucks, excavators and front-end loaders. Overburden is blasted or ripped by bulldozers prior to extraction. The balance of coal production in fiscal 2008, of 531,000 tons came from the New Oakleigh mine in the West Moreton district, near Ipswich. In September 2008, the Company announced the sale of New Saraji Coal project to the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance BMA. In 2003, Peabody Energy ships a record 185 million tonnes 204 million tons of coal to its clients worldwide. Queensland hosts six of the mine sites operated by Peabody Pacific. Four of these, , , Eaglefield and Millennium span the length of the Bowen Basin coalfield. The Wilkie Creek mine site operates within the Surat Basin. Burton mine is located in the Bowen Basin, about 150 kilometres south-west of Mackay. Mining commenced in 1996 and now extends over three individual operating pits: Plumtree, Wallanbah and Broadmeadows. The open-cut mine uses the terrace mining technique supported by a truck and shovel fleet. It is operated under contract by Thiess. North Goonyella underground and Eaglefield open-cut mines are located at the northern end of the Bowen Basin, about 160 kilometres west of Mackay. The combined operations produce around three million tonnes 3. Mining commenced from the underground in 1994. Millennium mine is located near the town of Moranbah in the Bowen Basin. Mining commenced in May 2006 at a rate of 1. The mine plans to increase its annual saleable PCI and coking coal production to three million tonnes 3. Millennium provides a low ash coking coal and low to mid-volatile PCI coal to customers in Japan, Korea and India. Wilkie Creek mine is located in the Surat Basin of southern Queensland. Although mining originally started in 1994, Peabody commenced operations in 2005. Currently producing around 1. Peabody Pacific operate four mine sites in New South Wales. These extend from the Hunter Valley coalfields west of Newcastle to the Southern coalfields just below Sydney. Wilpinjong mine is located 10 kilometres south-east of Ulan mine and 40 kilometres north-east of Mudgee. Mining commenced in late 2006; production in 2009 was 8. Wambo is one of Peabody's largest operating mines and is located in the Hunter Valley, about 30 kilometres from Singleton. Mining commenced in 1969. Wambo produces around five million tonnes 5. Metropolitan is located in the Southern coalfields, about 50 kilometres south of Sydney. The coal leases cover an area of 5,195 hectares. The mine currently produces around 1. Reserves provide for a mine life of more than 20 years at current and proposed levels of production. Main article: In Queensland, Rio Tinto Coal Australia operates the , and and is currently constructing the Clermont Mine Project. Hail Creek Mine can now produce eight million tonnes of coking coal. Bengalla Mine is a 6. The mine produced 5. The Hunter Valley coal preparation plant HVCPP is consented to receive has a capacity of about 20 million tonnes per annum Mtpa run of mine ROM coal utilising dense medium cyclones and spirals. The coal preparation plants at MTW have a capacity of 9 million tonnes per annum Mtpa of feed yielding about 5. Vale is also involved in continuing exploration activities with 7,000km2 of coal exploration assets in Queensland. Carborough Downs Mine Carborough Downs Mine, near Moranbah in Queensland, is a modern underground longwall operation owned 80% by Vale, with JV partners Nippon Steel 5%, POSCO 5%, Tata 5% and JFE Shoji 2. Carborough Downs produces predominantly semi-hard coking coal coking coal product, with a longwall mining rate on average 5. The seam is relatively uniform, ranging 4. Total resources 280Mt - 300Mt. Integra Mine Integra Coal is 61. Integra has annual coal production capacity of 5. The underground and open cut mine share related infrastructure. Underground and open cut expansions are planned at Integra, which is located in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales. Isaac Plains Mine Vale has a 50% ownership of the Isaac Plains Mine, 22 km from Moranbah. Commissioned in late 2006, Isaac Plains is contract mined and has an annual production capacity of 2. Commissioning of a dragline in 2010 will increase annual capacity to 4. The mine has a 15+ year life expectancy. Ltd is a major diversified Australian public company. Its Resources division has mining interests throughout Australia. Coal production at the Curragh mine during the 2009 March quarter totalled 2. A publicly listed mining company Whitehaven Coal Limited is currently developing and operating coal projects in the Gunnedah Region of New South Wales and exploring other opportunities. The Group operates five open cut mines, Canyon formerly Whitehaven , Tarrawonga, Werris Creek, Rocglen formerly Belmont and Sunnyside and is developing the Narrabri North underground mine. The Canyon formerly Whitehaven open cut mine is located 15 km east of Boggabri. Annual production is up to 1 million tonnes, all of which is exported. The Tarrawonga open cut mine commenced production in 2006. The mine is located 16 km north-east of Boggabri. Mining is by truck and excavator method to produce up to 1. The Werris Creek open cut mine is located 4 km south of Werris Creek on the Quirindi road. 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Infrastructure capacity exceeds 4 million tonnes per annum, per a high capacity coal preparation plant, on-site rail with triangle facing both North and South for transport of domestic and export products and a dedicated haul road to Eraring Power Station. Through this focus Felix Resources aims to ensure high quality and sustainable long-term stakeholder returns. Foxleigh mine Idea Coal Australia acquired a 70% interest in on 29 February 2008. It is an open cut coal mine operated by Anglo Coal Drayton Management Pty Ltd. The balance of coal production in fiscal 2008, of 531,000 tons came from the New Oakleigh mine in the Between Moreton district, near Ipswich. The Sunnyside open cut coal mine is located 15 km west of Gunnedah and will produce up to 1 million tonnes per year of raw coal for the export market. All the Xstrata mines in the mount owen mine singleton Mount Owen, Ravensworth and Glendell, utilise the existing processing plant and coal handling infrastructure at the Mount Owen mine. The miners' union says Singleton and Muswellbrook have been dealt a further blow, with 70 redundancies at the Mount Owen mine in the Hunter Valley. The mining method used at New Acland is an open cut multi-thin-seam medico which utilises trucks, excavators and front-end loaders. Main article: New Hope is an independent, energy company which has open cut mines at Acland on the Darling Downs and at Rosewood near Ipswich.