Coking Coal Near Clermont
A massive find of coking coal near Clermont; is it true? Yes, it is! I have been asked for further information.
It is a great story of three young blokes who decided to keep drilling when most companies stopped coal exploration a few years ago. Their company is called Vitrinite Pty Ltd.
They found coking coal in the Karin Basin tenement, which is in the Bowen Basin near Clermont. The Principal Geologist, Dr Guy LeBlanc Smith said the Karin Basin deposit contained extraordinary metallurgical coal despite being on the western edge of a known thermal coalfield.
He also said “The potential for this area was not fully appreciated until now,” and went on to say, “An oasis of high-quality coking coal has been found on thermal coal terrain.”
The seams are reportedly up to 15m. High-quality coking coal can command up to three times the price of thermal coal because of its scarcity and value in steel production.
The quality of this find
The fluidity of the Karin Basin coal ranks among some of the worlds best as new sources of high-quality coals continue to diminish globally.
Will this create many jobs?
Vitrinite Managing Director, Nick Williams said the planned mine would generate 300-400 jobs during construction and 250-300 jobs during full production.
Director and Co-founder Ryan Welker said many corporations had mistakenly written coal off. He went on to say, “Some big companies are getting out of the industry, but the reality is demand for Queensland coking coal is strong and thermal coal still has a big future in Asian markets.”
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What about Wilson Creek?
Wilson Creek is about 20km north of Glenden and contains 61 million tons of highly accessible thermal and metallurgical coal. It will be open-cut and will create 50-60 jobs.
These will not be Fly in Fly Out; Ryan Welker has said that they have been fortunate to find these incredible deposits and they will ensure that the whole community benefits by all its future permanent mine employees being hired locally.
I had great feedback on my positive vision for the future of the Central Highlands from last week and this is the icing on the cake.
Steve Taylor
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