Located near Newcastle, the 60m wide mini-wall face has mined some 3 million tonnes since mining restarted in June 1999 in what used to be the Gretley mine. Development operations have stopped and about 250,000 tonnes remains in the last panel.
“When we kicked off the project we envisaged a three-year life. By the time we have closed down we would have gone for three and a half years,” said New Wallsend Coal director, James Caldon.
“Due to the exhausting of reserves and a slight downturn in the economic scenario we have made the decision to terminate mining by the end of the year.”
Equipment for sale includes a range of continuous miners:
2 x 12CM6
1 x 12CM11
1 x Eimco Dash 3, radio control with scrubber (all miners are in code)
There is a range of ancillary equipment, including a Stamler feeder breaker and a Klockner feeder breaker, Voest Alpine breaker line supports, shuttle cars, personnel transport vehicles, scoops and a considerable quantity of conveyors, pipes and cables.
The mini-wall includes 31 Joy two-leg shields capable of operating at 1.8m-2.7m in height. The mini-Wall system can be operated as a right hand or left handed face, as ir comes equipped with a right and a left handed DBT roller curve, and has two AM 500 shearers, one set up for right hand operations and one for left handed faces. Included with the mini-Wall are two Eimco 936-chock transporters and other ancillary equipment.
