INGOMAR TRIAL PIT The Ingomar trial pit was first brought in to...

INGOMAR TRIAL PIT

The Ingomar trial pit was first brought in to supply the Pig iron plant near Whyalla - this all fell apart in 2002 when the plant was cancelled - all a bit of a disaster at the time. The set-up there is good but the seams are single in nature and not multiple as in more favourable areas and a longway from the Phillipson siding.

A lot of money was spent on the Ingomar trial pit and it is all but up and running, despite being mothballed in 2002. Quite a lot of coal is lying on the surface under covers and a large area is cleared ready for excavation.

There is a briquette plant and wash plant built in 2001. There are two other places earmarked somewhere near the Phillipson lake for power washing coal. Phillipson Lake and Lake Wirrida are temporary lakes that fill mainly in winter.

Corner Gate is the best area to mine coal at Phillipson as it's in very many multiple seams, though not that much work was carried out up to 2001.