
Coal Augering Services
Sonoma Mine
Client Sonoma
Location Collinsville, Qld, Australia
Commenced 7th Feb 2011
Completed 24th May 2011
Tonnes recovered 81,480
Metres drilled 22,372.5
Safety record Zero LTI, Zero MTI, 5,253 man hours
Keypoints C Seam
<2% methane for lower areas of cover
>2% methane in area of higher cover
Client responsible for coal haulage and pit preparation
Eaglefield Mine
Client Peabody ( Bowen ) Pty Ltd
Location Moranbah, Qld Australia
Commenced 31st December 2009
Completed 31st January 2010
Tonnes recovered 11,322
Metres drilled 2,754
Safety record Zero LTI, Zero MTI, 709 man hours
Keypoints Double pass, thick seam, nil methane, 2o seam rise
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Auger mine 90m section of the western endwall in the Goonyella Lower Seam
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Double pass mining, seam rising at 2o
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Hole depths from 20m to 100m.
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Coal was delivered to pit floor and stockpiled, with the mines primary contractor, Macmahons, responsible for the haulage of product to the Rom stockpile.
