{{Short description|Australian mining company}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox company | name = QCoal Group | logo = | logo_caption = | image = | image_caption = | trading_name = <!-- d/b/a/, doing business as - if different from legal name above --> | native_name = <!-- Company's name in home country language --> | native_name_lang = <!-- Use ISO 639-1 code, e.g. "fr" for French. If there is more than one native name, in different languages, enter those names using {{tl|lang}}, instead. --> | romanized_name = | former_name = | former type = | type = Private | traded_as = | industry = Mining | fate = | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = {{Start date|1989}} | founder = | defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | location_city = Brisbane | location_country = Australia | locations = <!-- Number of locations, stores, offices, etc. --> | area_served = Queensland | key_people = | products = | brands = | production = | services = Coal exploration and mining | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | aum = <!-- Only used with financial services companies --> | assets = | equity = | owner = Chris Wallin | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = {{URL|www.qcoal.com.au/}} | footnotes = | intl = | bodystyle = }} '''QCoal''' an independent coal exploration and mining company established by Chris Wallin in 1989.<ref name="crwa" /> The company is based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
QCoal and its subsidiaries own or co-own five mines within the Bowen Basin.<ref name="crwa">{{Cite news |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/rich-list/chris-wallin/story-fnja2ier-1226693745529 |title=Chris Wallin |author=Daryl Passmore |access-date=5 May 2014 |date=25 August 2013 |newspaper=The Courier-Mil |publisher=Queensland Newspapers }}</ref> The Sonoma mine commenced operations in 2007.<ref name="crwa" /> Sonoma mine is part of the QCoal Northern Hub that also includes Drake mine, Sonoma North and Jax mine.<ref name="imgth">{{Cite news|url=https://www.australianmining.com.au/news/thiess-wins-480m-contract-qcoal-northern-hub/|title=Thies wins $480 million contract at QCoal Northern Hub|date=2 July 2018|work=Australian Mining|archive-date=1 March 2019|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301140109/https://www.australianmining.com.au/news/thiess-wins-480m-contract-qcoal-northern-hub/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The company also operates the Byerwen mine located 20 km west of Glenden.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/byerwen-coal-mine-nears-production/3292024/|title=Byerwen coal mine nears production|last=Melanie Plane|date=16 December 2017|work=Daily Mercury}}</ref>
Coal from QCoal’s mines is exported via Abbot Point.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/1747332-byerwen-mine-to-begin-coking-coal-shipments-by-yearend|title=Byerwen mine to begin coking coal shipments by year end|date=4 September 2018|work=Argus Media|archive-date=1 March 2019|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301140249/https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/1747332-byerwen-mine-to-begin-coking-coal-shipments-by-yearend|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2014 QCoal was named Miner of the Year by the Minister for Natural Resources and Mines.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.miningmonthly.com/sustainability/international-coal-news/1289253/qcoal-minotaur-named-qld|title=QCoal and Minotaur named Qld's best.|last=Andrew Duffy|date=31 October 2014|work=Australian Mining Monthly}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
In 2010 QCoal became a Principal Partner of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/qld/our-partnerships/qcoal-group/|title=Our Partnership|work=Royal Flying Doctor Service}}</ref> In 2018 QCoal was awarded Queensland Community Foundation’s Corporate Philanthropist of the Year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://qcf.org.au/qcf-philanthropist-of-the-year-awards-2018/|title=Philanthropist of the Year Awards|date=June 2018|work=Queensland Community Foundation|archive-date=2 March 2019|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024530/https://qcf.org.au/qcf-philanthropist-of-the-year-awards-2018/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{official website|http://www.qcoal.com.au/}}
{{Mining companies of Australia}}
Category:Australian companies established in 1989 Category:Mining companies of Australia Category:Companies based in Brisbane
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