Black coal, WA, at mine {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.000
Included processes: Includes the inputs mine construction, energy use in coal production and fugitive methane emissions. Remark: Inventory for Black coal production in WAfor the year 2010_11. The black coal energy content is taken as 20MJ per kg; Geography: Western Australian Australia Technology: Current Version: 1.0 Energy values: 20 MJ per kg Record: Data entry by: Tim Grant Telephone: 0061 408104977; E-mail: tim@lifecycles.com.au; Company: LCS; Country: AU Generator: Generator/publicator: Tim Grant Telephone: 0061 408104977; E-mail: tim@lifecycles.com.au; Company: LCS; Country: AU
- Sector
- Material
- Contributor
- —
- Last updated
- 04 Jul 2013
- Reference ID
660c4682-fc95-3365-960d-90288f6ef129
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Documentation
- Quantitative reference
- Black coal, WA, at mine {AU}| | AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
- Data were collected from national reporting on coal production and fuel use from National Greenhouse Gas Inventory (NGGI)
- Creation date
- 04 Jul 2013
- Is copyright protected
- No
- Is infrastructure process
- No
- Tags
- material
- Sources
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Energy Gas Australia 2018/2018/Australian Energy Council.
Callide Mine Report 2003/2004/Anglo Coal Australia
Dartbrook Mine Report 2003/2004/Anglo Coal Australia
Drayton Mine Report 2003/2004/Anglo Coal Australia
German Greek Mine Report 2003/2004/Anglo Coal Australia
Moranbah Mine Report 2003/2004/Anglo Coal Australia
Moura Mine Report 2003/2004/Anglo Coal Australia
Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black coal, WA, at mine {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 1000.0 | kg | — |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel, burned in building machine {GLO}| market for diesel, burned in building machine | Cut-off, U | 159.0 | MJ | — |
| Mine infrastructure, open cast, hard coal {GLO}| mine construction, open cast, hard coal | Cut-off, U | 0.00000001 | Item(s) | (1,5,1,3,1,na) |
Elementary flow inputs
| Flow | Sub-compartment | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal, 18.0 MJ per kg, in ground | in ground | 1.1111111111111112 | t | Mass of elementary flow is adjusted to get correct energy content. |
| Occupation, mineral extraction site | land | 0.01763668430335097 | m2*a | Based on mine area used each year |
| Transformation, from mineral extraction site | land | 0.0005878894767783657 | m2 | Rehabilitation of mine. Based on 30 years occupation. |
| Transformation, from unspecified | land | 0.0005878894767783657 | m2 | Based on 30 years occupation |
| Transformation, to mineral extraction site | land | 0.0005878894767783657 | m2 | Based on 30 years occupation |
| Transformation, to shrub land, sclerophyllous | land | 0.0005878894767783657 | m2 | Rehabilitation of mine. Based on 30 years occupation. |
| Water, river, AU-WA | — | 0.272953287 | m3 | — |
Elementary flow outputs
| Flow | Compartment | Sub-compartment | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methane | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.0 | kg | From NGGIC |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| UG_CH4_EF | 7.45 | — | (1,1,1,2,1,na) Implied emission factor NGGI 2012 3.8.4 |
| OC_CH4_EF | 1.0 | — | (1,1,1,2,1,na) kg CH4 per t coal 0.017 t CO2e per t raw coal for QLD - 80% coal from raw coal |
| Fugitive_Ch4 | 1.0 | OC_MineFrac*OC_CH4_EF+UG_Mine_Frac*UG_CH4_EF | — |
| UG_Mine_Frac | — | — | (1,1,1,2,1,na) Energy Australia- average of whole country all mine production |
| ED_coal_WA | 20.0 | — | (1,1,1,1,1,na), [MJ/kg] LHV for black coal in WA, average. Inferred from ESAA 2012 - data 2010 table 2.7 |
| Mine_area | 0.01763668430335097 | (1000/D_Coal)/Depthseam | — |
| En_coal_extract | 159.0 | — | (1,3,1,2,1,4), MJ/t coal, From average of five coal mine enviornmental reports |
| D_Coal | 1350.0 | — | (4,5,5,5,4,5)Typical density bituminous coal |
| Mine_Life | 30.0 | — | (4,3,5,5,na,5) |
| Depthseam | 42.0 | — | (4,1,1,1,1,3) |
| OC_MineFrac | 1.0 | — | (1,1,1,2,1,na) Energy Australia- average of whole country all mine production |