Capcoal Queensland, Australia
By Tait CommunicationsTait Communications was chosen to provide an advanced communications solution upgrade by Anglo American's Capcoal mines.
Anglo American's Capcoal operates one underground mine (Grasstree), two open-cut mines (Lake Lindsay and Oak Park) and additional surface operations across the original Capcoal German Creek and German Creek-East sites, in the heart of the Bowen Basin in Central Queensland, Australia.
Capcoal is owned by Anglo American's Coal business (70%) in joint venture with Mitsui Coal Holdings Australia (30%), and operated and managed by Anglo American. Capcoal's operation covers 34,085 hectares (131.60 square miles) and annually produces in approximately 8.5 Mt (million tons) of prime quality hard coking coal and PCI coal.