1.2.3.1.4 Gelliondale Energy Project (Ignite Energy Resources)

Ignite Energy Resources (IER) hold EL 4416, which includes the recognised coalfields of Longford, Boodyarn, Stradbroke, Greenmount, Alberton East and Gelliondale. IER plans to exploit the relatively shallow brown coal at Gelliondale using conventional brown coal mining and upgrade with its Catalytic Hydrothermal Reactor (Cat-HTR) technology. In June 2015, IER were granted a Retention Licence (RL 2013) for the Gelliondale brown coal deposit to enable feasibility studies and consultation activities (IER, 2016).

Last updated:
8 January 2018
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Product Finalisation date

2016