Our existing operations are complemented by a portfolio of development projects throughout the resource-rich Bowen and Surat basins.

Wards Well

The Wards Well underground development project is located in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, with a total 1,313Mt JORC resources. The coal resources at Wards Well are part of the Moranbah Coal Measures. Future exploration drilling and 3D seismic is required and will be planned in line with the project development strategy.

Belview

The Belview project is a potential large-scale, metallurgical coal project located in the heart of Queensland’s Bowen Basin, 10 kilometres south-west of Blackwater. It currently hosts a 330Mt JORC Resource (50Mt Indicated and 280Mt Inferred), suitable for underground mining.

Lilyvale

The Lilyvale project is located 25 kilometres north-east of Emerald in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. Stanmore Resources holds an 85% interest in the project, while the remaining 15% is held by Bowen Coking Coal. The project hosts the German Creek seam from 336 metres in depth with a typical thickness across the project area of 2.2-2.5 metres. Geologically, the project and surrounding areas are well understood and not expected to be geologically complex. It has a defined JORC Resource of 33Mt (Inferred).

The Range

The Range project is located in the Surat Basin where exploration activity up to 2012 has identified a total JORC Resource of 286Mt (187Mt Indicated, 81Mt Inferred and 18Mt Measured). A definitive feasibility study covering geology, mining and cost structures confirmed The Range as a high-quality, export-grade, thermal coal project. The study continues to be reviewed to examine if the application of the latest mining techniques can reduce forecast operating costs.

Mackenzie

The Mackenzie project is located in Queensland’s Bowen Basin and is well positioned for export markets as it lies on the existing Blackwater railway line to Gladstone. Stanmore Resources holds a 95% interest in the project, while the remaining 5% is held by Bowen Coking Coal. It currently hosts a 143Mt JORC Resource (26Mt Indicated and 117Mt Inferred).

Clifford

The Clifford project covers approximately 820 square kilometres in Queensland’s highly prospective Surat Basin, near Stanmore’s The Range project. The project — which is a joint exploration initiative with Japanese Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) — is targeting thermal coal deposits at depths amendable to open-cut mining, with JORC Resource defined to date totalling 630Mt (200Mt Indicated and 430Mt Inferred).

Lancewood

The Lancewood development project is located in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, with a total 1,417Mt JORC Resources. The coal resources at Lancewood are part of the Moranbah Coal Measures. Future exploration drilling and 3D seismic is required and will be planned in line with the project development strategy.

Isaac Downs Extension

The Isaac Downs Extension Project is built on the previously defined Isaac South resource and the adjacent Rangal Coal measures within the eastern part of MDL277, immediately to the west of EPC755. This coal resource sits south of the Isaac Downs Mine and will be developed as a life extension providing ongoing employment when the economic life of Isaac Downs draws to a close. Isaac Downs Extension hosts the Leichhardt and Vermont seams with a total of 135 million tonnes.

Isaac Plains Underground

A key development project for Stanmore as part of the Isaac Plains Complex asset base, Isaac Plains Underground is a fully approved underground mine project, with approval granted in March 2019 by the Queensland Government. The current Isaac Plains Underground JORC Reserve was completed in February 2021, with an estimated JORC Total Coal Reserve of 19.5Mt (ROM) with 15.6Mt (Marketable). Isaac Plains Underground is capable of producing coking (~75%) and thermal (~25%) coals for export markets.

The Range

The Range project is located in the Surat Basin where exploration activity up to 2012 has identified a total JORC Resource of 286Mt (187Mt Indicated, 81Mt Inferred and 18Mt Measured). A definitive feasibility study covering geology, mining and cost structures confirmed The Range as a high-quality, export-grade, thermal coal project. The study continues to be reviewed to examine if the application of the latest mining techniques can reduce forecast operating costs.

Belview

The Belview project is a potential large-scale, metallurgical coal project located in the heart of Queensland’s Bowen Basin, 10 kilometres south-west of Blackwater. It currently hosts a 330Mt JORC Resource (50Mt Indicated and 280Mt Inferred), suitable for underground mining.

Lilyvale

The Lilyvale project is located 25 kilometres north-east of Emerald in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. Stanmore Resources holds an 85% interest in the project, while the remaining 15% is held by Bowen Coking Coal. The project hosts the German Creek seam from 336 metres in depth with a typical thickness across the project area of 2.2-2.5 metres. Geologically, the project and surrounding areas are well understood and not expected to be geologically complex. It has a defined JORC Resource of 33Mt (Inferred).

Mackenzie

The Mackenzie project is located in Queensland’s Bowen Basin and is well positioned for export markets as it lies on the existing Blackwater railway line to Gladstone. Stanmore Resources holds a 95% interest in the project, while the remaining 5% is held by Bowen Coking Coal. It currently hosts a 143Mt JORC Resource (26Mt Indicated and 117Mt Inferred).

Clifford

The Clifford project covers approximately 820 square kilometres in Queensland’s highly prospective Surat Basin, near Stanmore Resources’ The Range project. The project — which is a joint exploration initiative with Japanese Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) — is targeting thermal coal deposits at depths amendable to open-cut mining, with JORC Resource defined to date totalling 630Mt (200Mt Indicated and 430Mt Inferred).