{"id":8035,"date":"2021-09-09T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T23:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/?p=8035"},"modified":"2021-09-12T09:31:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T23:31:09","slug":"new-century-zinc-exploits-receive-senex-gas-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/09\/new-century-zinc-exploits-receive-senex-gas-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"New Century zinc exploits receive Senex gas boost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dszs098s1om2l.cloudfront.net\/australianmining.com.au\/2019\/11\/05120346\/DJI_0232-604x270.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption><em>The Century zinc mine. Image: New Century Resources<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Century Resources will receive seven petajoules (PJ) of natural gas over the next three years from Australian energy company Senex to support the mining company\u2019s zinc production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The natural gas will be supplied to APA Group\u2019s Diamantina Power Station in Mount Isa, generating the power required to operate the Century mine located approximately 250 kilometres north-west of Mount Isa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commencing in January, the three-year agreement will see Senex provide its seven PJs of natural gas at a fixed price, in line with current market levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As New Century looks to increase its production levels associated with the potential development of existing deposits at the Century Mine, Senex will further supply around one PJ of additional natural gas at New Century\u2019s request by mid-2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senex managing director and chief executive officer Ian Davies said the company was proud to establish ties with such a strong Queensland customer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCentury mine generates significant state royalties and export earnings, and is a critical project in the Queensland Government\u2019s strategic blueprint for the North West Minerals Province,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSenex looks forward to building another strong, long-term and mutually-beneficial relationship that supports jobs, the economy and helps meet Australia\u2019s energy demand as it transitions to a lower-carbon future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSenex also acknowledges APA as an important part of the value chain delivering energy to Mount Isa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Employing more than 250 people in the production of zinc concentrates, <strong>New Century exports to 12 smelters on three continents.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agreement continues Senex\u2019s evolution as a natural gas provider. Since 2019, the company has signed 10 major natural gas supply agreements, linking up with the likes of Adbri, CleanCo Queensland, CSR Building Products, Opal, Orora and Visy Glass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Century Resources will receive seven petajoules (PJ) of natural gas over the next three years from Australian energy company Senex to support the mining company\u2019s zinc production. The natural gas will be supplied to APA Group\u2019s Diamantina Power Station in Mount Isa, generating the power required to operate the Century mine located approximately 250 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/09\/new-century-zinc-exploits-receive-senex-gas-boost\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;New Century zinc exploits receive Senex gas boost&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mines-and-quarry","category-umecc-slag-pot"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p83F9T-25B","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8543,"url":"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/22\/mount-isa-mines-levels-up-renewables\/","url_meta":{"origin":8035,"position":0},"title":"Mount Isa Mines levels up renewables","author":"yinghui","date":"March 22, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"OLIVIA THOMSON APA solar farm at Mount Isa, Queensland. 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