Category: News
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Home help for coal towns as Vitrinite signs council deal
Vulcan coal mine owner Vitrinite has signed a legally binding housing agreement with Isaac Regional Council that is hoped to pave the way for more such deals to ‘futureproof’ local communities. The agreement establishes a housing committee to hold the company to their commitment and work together on identifying projects that increase housing stock in……
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Vitrinite’s Vulcan South Mine Plans Advance
Bowen Basin coal miner Vitrinite’s Vulcan South project is advancing through the approvals process. Vitrinite plans to extract premium hard coking coal from three separate open-cut pits at Vulcan South, with an expected mine life of about seven years from mid-2026. It will extract about 13.5Mt of run-of-mine (ROM) coal at a rate of up……
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Vitrinite Strikes Out On New Coking Coal Venture
Vitrinite has hit the ground running at its newly acquired Callan Coking Coal project, with drilling underway to identify a mineable target at the former BHP asset. The company officially took ownership last month of the Bowen Basin project, formerly known as Picardy, which hosts a coking coal resource of approximately 570 million tonnes… Click…
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Changing the Coal Game
Since 2022, Gainwell Engineering has worked to establish itself as a leading mining equipment supplier in Australia and the Pacific region, and the company’s partnership with Vitrinite has been a key factor in that process. In fact, that partnership led to Gainwell Engineering’s first sale into Australia with its Highwall Miner, a safe and innovative…
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Heading Down Under
After decades of supporting infrastructural progress with efficient mining equipment in India, Gainwell Engineering has turned its focus to Australia. With an emphasis on achieving a better tomorrow through sustainability, innovation and excellence, Gainwell Engineering is ready to establish itself as a leading mining equipment supplier in Australia and the Pacific region. The company offers…
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Vitrinite Pty Ltd: Heading Up The Highwall
Vitrinite is focused on utilising an untapped tool in its open cut mines. We speak to Michael Callan, COO of the company, about the latest developments across the Vulcan Mine Complex. HEADING UP THE HIGHWALL The industry has gone through quite a tumultuous past year – it has been a bit of a wild time.…
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Mine Transition and Expansion in Australia’s Bowen Basin
APAC OUTLOOK Issue #62 — View Vitrinite Brochure here
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Vulcan Mine Vows To Put Family First
Vulcan coking coal mine, situated between Dysart and Moranbah is set to change the way people view coal mining companies with their heavy emphasis on family and local communities. The mine is owned and operated by parent company Vitrinite, a company that began through a friendship between Directors Nick Williams and Ryan Welker in 2009. …
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2022 QEC Tech Summit – Resources Discovery and Innovations for Future
QEC Tech Summit Brisbane From Greenfield to Mine – what it takes Presented by Ryan Welker – Executive Director, Vitrinite Coal See full presentation here.
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Vitrinite: Coal at the Core
Queensland’s Bowen Basin is renowned for its rich mineral reserves. Michael Callan, COO of Vitrinite Pty Ltd, discusses operating in the region’s coal mining space, and the company’s preparation for the future. INTRODUCTION “We have seen some dramatic changes in recent years. Even since 2021, the price for our premium hard coke and coal per…