Focus On Coal

Added Value To An Indonesian Client
Sean Cremin

PT Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk recently commissioned SRK to conduct an independent review of the resources, reserves and mining operations of all the company’s coal mining assets in Indonesia, to support an initial public offering of shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.

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Exploration And GIS
Bryce Healy, Danielle Kyan, Gerry McCaughan, Chris Woodfull

SRK is often asked to provide geological expertise in the early stages of a coal exploration program.

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Griffin Coal – Geological Modeling And Resource Estimation
Pat Hanna, Gerry McCaughan

Since Griffin Coal commenced operations in the Collie Coalfields of Western Australia in 1927, it has evolved into a major open cut mining operation, producing 4 million tonnes a year of predominantly low ash, high volatile thermal coal, from its Muja and Ewington mining operations.

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Caledon’s Revolutionary Cook Colliery
SRK Brisbane

Caledon Coal Pty Limited acquired Cook Colliery, situated 30 kilometres south of Blackwater in Central Queensland, Australia, from Xstrata Coal Australia in 2006.

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Coal Mine Dewatering
Roger Howell, Vladimir Ugorets

Roger Howell and Vladimir Ugorets recently joined SRK (US) bringing with them significant experience in the fields of coal hydrogeology and coal mine dewatering.

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Greenfields Coal Exploration In Southern Africa
Andy Birtles, Grant van Heerden

Mining exploration came to a halt in Mozambique in southern Africa when civil war broke out in the seventies.

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The Coal Team In South Africa
Andy Birtles, Grant van Heerden, Sello Mnisi, Philip van Vuuren, Chris Wray

The SRK Coal Team has a well-established track record in the industry, with a collective 57 years of experience in this industry sector.

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Mining Prefeasibility Study For Morupule Power Station, Botswana
Andy Birtles, Grant van Heerden

With energy demands rising sharply worldwide, Morupule Colliery Limited (MCL) in Botswana, a division of Debswana, is planning to increase its coal production to satisfy the proposed expansion of its Morupule power station, as well as to meet the needs of the local and cross-border markets.

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Mine Planning Software In The Coal Sector
SRK Brisbane

One of the oldest industries in the history of man, mining has evolved over the centuries. Gone are the days of canaries in cages, pick-axes, and candle-lit headlamps.

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Using Magnetic And Gravity Data In Basin And Coal-Related Geology Studies
Bin Guo, Pat Hillsdon

Geophysical data plays an important role in basin studies.

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Enterprise Risk Management At Work
Greg Trivett

As regulators, investors and other stakeholders place increasing demands on companies to provide assurance on managing business risk, they face a growing need for effective, auditable methodologies for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM).

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Bringing Coal Basins Into Focus
Bryce Healy, Chris Woodfull

In 2003, SRK initiated a major study of the structural framework for the region that covers the Sydney Basin and the eastern part of Gunnedah Basin.

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Relating Resource And Reserve Assessments To International Code Standards
Keith Philpott

In the current boom time for coal mining, SRK frequently receives requests from clients to undertake resource and reserve estimations in line with various internationally recognized codes such as JORC – probably the most widely utilized code within the coal industry.

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Managing Risks To Safety, Health, Environment And Sustainable Development Effectively
Greg Trivett

Today, society expects organizations to address the protection of people and the environment from harm in pursuing their operational strategies and demands assurance that they will take effective action in responding to risk.

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Assisting An Emerging Coal Producer In Colombia
Paul Bright

Coalcorp Mining Inc (Coalcorp) is a Canadian mining company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), with two producing open pit coal mines in northern Colombia:

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The Russian Coal Industry
Andrey Melnikov, Keith Philpott

Compared to other Russian fuel sources, the coal industry has the best raw material base.

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