The Alpha Coal Project is a well-known thermal coal deposit within the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland, Australia. The deposit has massive resources of thermal coal in the premium location of the basin.
Described as the jewel in the crown of the Galilee, the Alpha Coal Project will be a 32 Mtpa open-cut coal mine, with the potential for the future development of significant underground reserves. The open-cut operation has an expected mine life of 30 plus years, with sufficient Joint Ore Resources Committee (JORC) compliant resources to extend the project life well beyond 30 years. The Alpha Coal and Kevin's Corner combined resource is 7.9 billion tonnes of JORC compliant thermal coal.
The project deposit lies within the late Permian Colinlea and Bandanna Formations. The Galilee Basin is a world-class location consisting of four main thermal coal seams suitable for the global export market. Within the deposit there is additional potential for liquefaction and gasification.
The coal seams dip gently from east to west varying in thickness from 5 metres to 8 metres, which enables high production open-cut mining.
Exploration to date has concentrated on the shallow coal suitable for open-cut mining, with the potential for resources to be substantially upgraded with further drilling to the west.
Alpha Washed Coal Specifications v. NEWC Quality Specifications*
(9.5 abd)
(kcalkg)
(5800 gar)
%
Publications
Alpha Coal Project Supplementary Environmental Reports 2012
Alpha Coal Project Air Quality Assessment Report May 2012
Alpha Coal Project Groundwater Report March 2012
Alpha Coal Project Mine Rail Biodiversity Offset Strategy - June 2012
Alpha Coal Project Mine Rail EPBC Act Report - June 2012
Alpha Coal Project Mine Water Structures Bridging Report - July 2012
Alpha Coal Project Mine and Rail EPBC approval - August 2012
Alpha Coal Project Mine and Rail EPBC approval - August 2012
Alpha Coal Project Coordinator General's Report - May 2012
Alpha Coal Project - Coordinator General's Report - May 2012
Alpha Coal Project Supplementary EIS Addendum 2011
Section 1 Alpha SEIS Addendum Introduction
Appendix A Alpha SEIS Addendum SIMP
Appendix B Alpha SEIS Addendum Air Quality
Appendix C Alpha SEIS Addendum TSF Hydrogeo
Appendix D Alpha SEIS Addendum TSF Geotech
Appendix E Alpha SEIS Addendum Stream Morphology
Appendix F1 CJVP10007-REP-C-012 Rev 1 - Logan Creek-Brown Creek
Appendix F2 CJVP10007-REP-C-013 Rev 1 - Suttor River-Eaglefield Creek
Appendix F3 CJVP10007-REP-C-011 Rev 0 - Belyando River-Native Companion Creek
Appendix F4 CJVP10007-REP-C-015 Rev 0 - Mistake Creek
Appendix F6 CJVP10007-REP-C-016 Rev 0 - Diamond Creek-Myra Creek-Nibbereena Creek
Appendix F CJVP10007-REP-C-014 Rev 0 - Miclere Creek - Piebald Creek
Appendix G Alpha SEIS Addendum Rail Flood Packs
Alpha Coal Project Supplementary EIS 2011
Volume 1 - Sections
Alpha Coal Project SEIS Welcome Instructions
Volume 1 Section 1 Introduction Issue 3 Final
Volume 1 Section 2 Amendments to the Project Description Issue 3 Final
Volume 1 Section 3 Comments and Responses - Project Wide Issue 3 Final
Volume 1 Section 4 Comments and Responses - Coal Mine Issue 3 Final
Volume 1 Section 5 Comments and Responses - Railway Corridor Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 - Appendices
Volume 2 Appendix A Glossary, Abbreviations and Units Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix AA Species Management Plan Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix AB Traffic Impact Assessment Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix AC Environmental Management Plan Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix AD Erosion and Sediment Control Criteria Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix AE Updated Terrestrial Ecology Report Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix AF Rail Camp Description Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix AG Weed Management Plan Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix AH Resource Sterilisation Review of the IFS Rail Corridor Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix AI Caley Valley Wetland Freshwater Aquatic Flora Fauna Assessment Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix AJ DERM Comments and Responses Issue 3 FINAL
Volume 2 Appendix AK Alpha to Bowen Rail Corridor NICH Survey final
Volume 2 Appendix AL Railway Corridor-Proposed Soils Survey Methodology final
Volume 2 Appendix AM Aquatic Ecology Addendum Report final
Volume 2 Appendix B References Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix C Revised Description of the Project Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix D List of Proponent Commitments Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix E Social Impact Assessment Update Issue 3 FINAL
Volume 2 Appendix FA EPBC Report Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix FB EPBC Report Rail final
Volume 2 Appendix G Standard Criteria Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix H IPCC Functional Description Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix I Surface Water Summary Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix J Geomorphology Technical Report Issue3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix K Flooding Technical Report Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix L Site Water Management System and Water Balance Technical Report Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix M Surface Water Quality Technical Report Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix N Groundwater and Final Void Report Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix O Groundwater Bore Survey Report Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix P Air Quality Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix Q Greenhouse Gas Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix R Noise and Vibration Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix S Interim Geochemical Report Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix T Tailings Storage Facility Update Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix U Traffic Impact Assessment Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix V Environmental Management Plan Issue 3 FINAL
Volume 2 Appendix W Soil and Land Suitability Assessment Supplementary Information Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix X Offset Strategy Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix Y RC Hydrological Report Issue 3 Final
Volume 2 Appendix Z Acid Sulfate Soils Framework Issue 3 Final
Alpha Coal Project EIS 2010
Volume 1 - Project Wide
Section 2 Description of the Project
Section 5 Social Impact Management Plan
Volume 2 - Coal Mine
Section 02 Project Description
Section 06 Land Use and Tenure
Section 07 Landscape Character
Section 09 Terrestrial Ecology
Section 10 Aquatic Ecology & Stygofauna
Section 14 GHG & Climate Change
Section 15 Noise and Vibration
Section 18 Indigenous Cultural Heritage
Section 19 Non Indigenous Cultural Heritage
Section 25 Decomissioning & Rehab
Volume 3 - Railway Corridor
Section 02 Project Description
Section 03 Climate and Climate Change
Section 05 Soils Topography and Land Disturbance
Section 06 Land Use and Tenure
Section 07 Landscape Character
Section 09 Terrestrial Ecology
Section 14 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Section 15 Noise and Vibration
Section 18 Indigenous Cultural Heritage
Section 19 Non-Indigenous Cultural Heritage
Section 22 Economic Impact Assessment
Section 25 Decommisioning and Rehabilitation
Section 26 Environmental Management Plan
Section 27 Social Impact Management Plan
Volume 4 - Project Wide Appendices
Appendix B Terms of Reference Cross-Reference Table
Appendix D Glossary Abbrev Units
Appendix E Corporate Environmental Policy
Appendix F List of Proponent Commitments
Volume 5 - Coal Mine Appendices
Appendix A TOR Cross Reference
Appendix C Soils Topography and Land Disturbance
Appendix E1 Flora and Fauna Assessment
Appendix E2 Aquatic Ecology Assessment
Appendix F1 Geomorphology Technical Report
Appendix F2 Flooding Technical Report
Appendix F3 Site Water Management System and Water Balance Technical Report
Appendix F4 Surface Water Quality Technical Report
Appendix I Noise and Vibration
Appendix J1 Geochemical Report
Appendix J2 Alpha Coal Tailings Storage Facility-Concept Design Report
Appendix K Traffic Impact Assessment
Appendix L Non Indigenous Cultural Heritage
Appendix N Economic Impact Study
Appendix P Environmental Management Plan
Volume 6 - Railway Corridor Appendices
Appendix A TOR Cross Reference Table
Appendix C Climate and Climate Change and GHG
Appendix D Geology and Groundwater
Appendix E Soils and Contamination
Appendix F2 Terrestrial Ecology
Appendix G1 Surface Water Modelling Report
Appendix G2 Surface Water Report
Appendix I Noise and Vibration
Appendix J Non-Indigenous Cultural Heritage
Appendix K Social Impact Assessment
Alpha Coal Project Terms of Reference September 2009
Alpha Coal Project Terms of Reference September 2009
Alpha Coal Project Initial Advice Statement September 2008
Alpha Coal Project Initial Advice Statement September 2008