New Acland is a multi-pit, multi-seam open-cut thermal coal mine that uses excavator/truck mining methods. We operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Unlike many other operators, we do not engage a fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workforce, with the vast majority of our people living within 50km of site in nearby Highfields, Jondaryan, Oakey and Toowoomba.

Pit to port

After washing and sorting on site, coal produced at New Acland Mine is loaded onto trains and transported to Queensland Bulk Handling, a coal export facility owned by New Hope Group located at the Port of Brisbane. It is then shipped to customers in Asia and South America. We also supply coal to domestic customers in southeast Queensland.

To reduce the potential for coal dust to come off trains, we spray a veneer onto all coal leaving the mine by train. Real-time dust and air quality monitoring is also undertaken at the Jondaryan Rail Loading Facility located near the mine, to manage impacts and meet strict government regulations.

Growth

Stage 3 of the mine was approved in 2022, allowing production to continue into the 2030s. When fully ramped-up, Stage 3 operations are expected to deliver about five million tonnes of saleable product per annum. We’re expecting to have around 600 locals working on site during the peak of construction, and about 400 during mining operations.

Key features of Stage 3 include:

  • The development of parts of the Manningvale West and Willeroo resource areas
  • Upgrades to the existing Coal Handling and Preparation Plant
  • Infrastructure projects, including roadworks and water management structures.

Our history

1913
Acland Coal Company begins mining at Acland Colliery No 1 in South East Queensland
1929
Acland Colliery No 2 opens
1984
Acland Colliery No 2 closes
2000
New Hope Group acquires the Acland mining lease
2002
New Acland Mine begins Stage 1 operations
2006
Acland Pastoral Company is established
2007
New Acland Mine begins Stage 2 operations
2022
The Queensland Government approves New Acland Mine Stage 3
2023
New Acland Mine begins Stage 3 operations