Xstrata Coal Approves Ulan West Project
Xstrata has approved the investment of
$1.1 billion to develop the Ulan West
underground thermal coal mine in the central
west of New South Wales, Australia.
The new longwall mine will produce 6.7
million mt/y of export thermal coal, with a
life of mine of approximately 18 years.
Situated within the existing Ulan mine
complex, Ulan West will complement the
Ulan No. 3 underground mine and use
some of the existing infrastructure at the
Ulan complex. Subject to the receipt of a
Development Approval and other government
environmental approvals, construction
of the mine is expected to commence
in late 2010, with the first longwall coal to
be extracted in 2014.
As featured in Womp 2010 Vol 07 - www.womp-int.com