Latest News About Vulcan coal venture by Vitrinite

Updated 2026-06-17 23:21

Vitrinite appeared at in Queensland's Bowen Basin with several seams high-quality metallurgical coal; projected to support extended mine life and approximately 9 million tonnes per year at full scale after lease approval. Drilling phases advanced under the JORC 2012 standard, aligning with a over a decade life and phased rollout. The asset was acquired in 2018 with a four-year mining lease upfront. employment impact projected in the region. CAPEX hundreds of millions in capex through multiple drilling phases.

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Vitrinite Coal Receives Approval for Vulcan Complex

Australia’s newest metallurgical coal mine, Vitrinite Coal’s Vulcan Complex, located between Moranbah and Dysart in central Queensland’s Bowen Basin, was recently granted a mining lease for the first four years of an expected 15-year-plus mine life. The A$160 million ($115 million) open-cut mine is expected to produce 9 million metric tons per year (mtpy) of premium hard coking coal.

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approximately 2o to the northeast. The deposit contains a JORC Code Resource suitable for surface mining in multiple seams from 0.3m – 3.14m thick at depths from sub-crop – 55m. Vitrinite has defined a JORC (2012) code compliant resource of 191Mt (12Mt Measured, 4Mt Indicated and 31Mt Inferred) for the Vulcan Pits. … Explosives Magazine and surface handling facilities. Vitrinite will utilise existing access roads to the mine site. Annual production is planned for 0.8-1.95Mt per annum over 8...

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