If approved an extension to the Russell Vale coal mine will see the company continue to build its workforce in the Illawarra region as production increases, chief executive says.
abc.net.au/news/wollongong-resources-plans-further-extension-of-russell-vale/101374980The owner of the Russell Vale Colliery, near Wollongong, has revealed plans to seek an extension of the mine just days after South32 shelved its Dendrobium proposal.
"We currently are in the process of submitting another extension for another five or 10 years," Mr Pawley said. "Our lease has another 20 to 30 years left on it, so it's just the immediate mining areas that we need to work with the community and the government agencies to get further approvals beyond the initial five years."The company, which is a fully owned subsidiary of Jindal Steel & Power, recently rebranded from Wollongong Coal as it looks to diversify its Australian portfolio.to extend the life of its Russell Vale mine for five years using a bord and pillar extraction method.
"The point to remember is that the process that we're using now is what we're proposing to use for the life of the mine," he said."The actual monitoring over the area now, as part of our approvals process, has shown the ground above our mining areas has actually gone up, not down, it's swelled with rain."
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