Coal Company Supplying Shale (Overburden) to Cement Company

Summary

Shale is an overburden from the Collie coal pits (Griffin Coal). It is a fine-grained sedimentary rock, formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. The shale is supplied to Cockburn Cement in Kwinana for use as raw material in cement manufacturing.

Industry

Industry Sector	Specific Industry
Mining and minerals sector	Coal mining company
Building & construction sector	Cement and quick lime manufacturer

Region

Kwinana Industrial Area, Kwinana, (Perth, Western Australia).

Applied Technologies

• N/A

Triple Bottom Line Aspects (direct at operational level)

Economic	Lower waste disposal costs for coal mining company Increased company income/revenue (e.g. lower purchase costs for raw materials)
Environment	Increased resource efficiency and security
Social	Employment

Additional Comments

None.

References

• van Beers, D, Bossilkov, A and van Berkel, R (2005) “Capturing Regional Synergies in the Kwinana Industrial Area – 2005 Status Report”, CSRP Report (for Project 3B1), August 2005

Last Update

18 January 2007