Black coal, NSW, at mine {AU}| | AusLCI, U

Unit process Australia v00.00.000

Included processes: Includes the inputs mine construction, energy use in coal production including coal washing. Remark: Inventory for Black coal production in NSW for the year 20010_11. The black coal energy content is taken as 23.1 MJ per kg. Geography: New South Wales, Australia Technology: Current Version: 0.9 Energy values: 23.1 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
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Last updated
04 Jul 2013
Reference ID
b938cfa0-e17f-3d5e-855b-4157a65c1577

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Quantitative reference
Black coal, NSW, 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
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 AmountUnitComment
Black coal, NSW, at mine {AU}| | AusLCI, U 1000.0 kg —

Technical inputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Diesel, burned in building machine {GLO}| market for diesel, burned in building machine | Cut-off, U 159.0 MJ —
Mine infrastructure, underground, hard coal {GLO}| market for mine infrastructure, underground, hard coal | Cut-off, U 0.00000001 Item(s) (1,5,1,3,1,na)

Elementary flow inputs

Flow Sub-compartment AmountUnitComment
Coal, 26.4 MJ per kg in ground 875.0000000000001 kg 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-NSW — 0.272953287 m3 —

Elementary flow outputs

Flow CompartmentSub-compartment AmountUnitComment
Methane Emission to airunspecified 3.8875 kg From NGGIC

Parameters

NameValueFormulaDescription
UG_Mine_Frac 0.25 — (1,1,1,2,1,na) Energy Australia- average of whole country all mine production
Mine_Life 30.0 — (4,3,5,5,na,5)
D_Coal 1350.0 — (4,5,5,5,4,5)Typical density bituminous coal
ED_coal_NSW 23.1 — (1,1,1,1,1,na), [MJ/kg] LHV for black coal in New South Wales, average. Inferred from ESAA 2012 - data 2010 table 2.7
OC_MineFrac 0.75 — (1,1,1,2,1,na) Energy Australia- average of whole country all mine production
Fugitive_Ch4 3.8875 OC_MineFrac*OC_CH4_EF+UG_Mine_Frac*UG_CH4_EF —
OC_CH4_EF 2.7 — (1,1,1,2,1,na) kg CH4 per t coal 0.045 t CO2e per t raw coal for NSW,
UG_CH4_EF 7.45 — (1,1,1,2,1,na) Implied emission factor NGGI 2012 3.8.4
En_coal_extract 159.0 — (1,3,1,2,1,4), MJ/t coal, From average of five coal mine enviornmental reports
Mine_area 0.01763668430335097 (1000/D_Coal)/Depthseam —
Depthseam 42.0 — (4,1,1,1,1,3)