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OVERVIEW AUSTRALIAN BLACK COAL MINING OPERATIONS

OVERVIEW AUSTRALIAN BLACK COAL MINING OPERATIONS. Ken Cram Project Manager Coal Services Pty Limited. OVERVIEW 2007. Increased: Production Exports Number of Mineworkers Employed 118 Black Coal Mines 74 Opencut 44 Underground ( 30 Longwalls) . FOB VALUE OF AUSTRALIAN EXPORTS 2007 (p).

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OVERVIEW AUSTRALIAN BLACK COAL MINING OPERATIONS

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  1. OVERVIEW AUSTRALIAN BLACK COAL MINING OPERATIONS Ken Cram Project Manager Coal Services Pty Limited

  2. OVERVIEW 2007 Increased: • Production • Exports • Number of Mineworkers Employed 118 Black Coal Mines • 74 Opencut • 44 Underground ( 30 Longwalls)

  3. FOB VALUE OF AUSTRALIAN EXPORTS2007 (p) Metallurgical Coal - $A 15.5 Billion Steaming Coal - $A 7.1 Billion Total Exports - $A 22.6 Billion

  4. SALEABLE COAL PRODUCTION BY AUSTRALIAN STATES - 2007 NSW - 132.5 Million Tonnes QLD - 183.1 “ SA - 3.9 “ WA - 5.8 “ TAS - 0.4 “ TOTAL - 325.7 Million Tonnes

  5. Australian Black Coal ExportsRecord 251 M tonnes in 2007 Qld Exports - 154 M tonnes NSW Exports - 97 M tonnes Value $A22.6 Billion

  6. EXPORTS BY AUSTRALIAN STATES & TYPE2007 NSW - 96.75 Million Tonnes QLD - 154.32 Million Tonnes WA - 0.16 Million Tonnes Metallurgical - 137.4 Million Tonnes Steaming - 113.8 Million Tonnes Total - 251.2 Million Tonnes

  7. EMPLOYMENT 2007 (DECEMBER)AUSTRALIAN COAL MINES BY STATES NSW - 13 800 QLD - 16 500 SA - 220 WA - 650 TAS - 100 TOTAL - 31 300

  8. ANNUAL SALEABLE OUTPUT PER EMPLOYEESTATE PERFORMANCE NSW QLD 2005 10 750 Tonnes 10 940 Tonnes 2006 10 140 Tonnes 9 970 Tonnes 2007 (p) 10 100 Tonnes 11 000 Tonnes

  9. AUST LONGWALL MINE SIZE 1993 2 mines > 3 M tonnes (ROM) 8 mines > 2 M tonnes (ROM) 1998 1 mine > 4 M tonnes (ROM) 5 mines > 3 M tonnes (ROM) 7 mines > 2 M tonnes (ROM) 2008 1 mine > 7.5M tonnes (ROM) 2 mines > 6 M tonnes (ROM) 5 mines > 4 M tonnes (ROM) 8 mines > 3 M tonnes (ROM)

  10. LW Initiatives Face Lengths • Wider faces 350 m to 400m Block Lengths • Extending 3500m to 5000m Shearers • Higher capacity to increase production capability • Automation – memory cuts, horizon control Supports • Wider canopies 1.75m to 2m • Greater leg support capacity • Improved control systems & shearer initiation

  11. Airborne Dust Monitoring • Health Risk • Dust Sampling Program • Mineworker Medical Examination

  12. Coal Mine Health and Safety Act 2002Coal Mine Health and Safety Regulation 2006NSW Government Gazette No.185 Specified Limits for Airborne Dust Since 22nd December 2007 All Mining Locations • 2.5 mg of RESPIRABLE DUST per m3 • 10 mg of INHALABLE DUST per m3 Underground • 0.12 mg of RESPIRABLE QUARTZ per m3 Surface • 0.1 mg of RESPIRABLE QUARTZ per m3

  13. Coal Mine Health and Safety Act 2002Coal Mine Health and Safety Regulation 2006NSW Government Gazette No.185 Respirable Dust & Quartz Sampling Frequency Longwall Faces • At intervals not exceeding 6 months on each producing shift Continuous Miner Panels • At intervals not exceeding 12 months on each producing shift Other U/G, Open Cuts, CPP, Surface Crusher • At intervals not exceeding 12 months on only one production shift

  14. Coal Mine Health and Safety Act 2002Coal Mine Health and Safety Regulation 2006NSW Government Gazette No.185 Inhalable Dust Sampling Frequency Longwall Faces • At intervals not exceeding 12 months on each producing shift Continuous Miner Panels • At intervals not exceeding 12 months on only one producing shift Other U/G, Open Cuts, CPP, Surface Crushers • At intervals not exceeding 12 months on only one production shift

  15. AIRBORNE DUST IN COAL MINES RESPIRABLE DUST & QUARTZ INHALABLE DUST Coal Services Pty Limited’s Standing Committee on Dust Research and Control (SDC) has produced this booklet to promote a better understanding of the health effects and control of airborne dust. Published by Coal Services Pty Limited 2008

  16. Airborne Dust BookletTable of Contents • Definitions of Respirable, Quartz, Inhalable • Health Effects • Sampling Method & Frequency • Exposure Standards • Control Measures • Directions for Further Information

  17. Airborne Dust Booklet • Printed in December (20 000 copies) • Distribution will be by the Dust Samplers when they are at mine sites • Copies of the booklet will also be made available to Mines Rescue Stations and CS Health for inclusion in training courses • The SDC Chairman will notify Mine Managers & District Check Inspectors and include copies of the booklet.

  18. MDG 29Guideline for the management ofdiesel engine pollutants inunderground environments Produced by Mine Safety Operations Division New South Wales Department of Primary Industries April 2008

  19. MDG 29Workplace Exposure The recommended maximum workplace exposure (mine atmosphere) for diesel particulate (DP) in the elemental carbon (EC) fraction when expelled from a diesel engine is 0.1 mg/m3

  20. Coal Services Health & Safety TrustCD Production Revision 3October 2008 An Occupational Hygiene Manual for the Coal Mining Industry Keeping Coal Miners Healthy at Work Copies are being sent to Mine Sites and District Check Inspectors

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