This report sets out the results of a pre-feasibility study carried out for the Wintinna Coal Project in South Australia. Contained in it are a description of the facilities and preliminary cost estimates for the development of the project. The study was carried out for the purpose of establishing concepts for the project's facilities and an order of magnitude estimate of the capital and operating costs. The work was performed over a six week period and made extensive use of Fluor's in-house information on similar projects. Cost estimates were either taken directly from other work or were factored from similar projects. Although cost centres were identified, the accuracy of the cost estimates must be considered in terms of the time available for making the study. It is considered, however, that the data contained in this report indicates the type of facilities and equipment required and gives an order of magnitude estimate of costs. Mine planning was based on a series of geological reports prepared by Brennan and Associates. These reports contained bore hole data including geophysical information from open-hole and cored hole bores sunk in the area, and included geological interpretation of the field work. Both the field work and the data contained in the reports appear to have been competently carried out using methods appropriate to the intent of the reports. Although the reports provided adequate geological data on which to base the current study, certain assumptions had necessarily to be made concerning geotechnical and hydrological properties of both the coal measures and the overlying strata. Because of the presence of water-bearing unconsolidated sands above the coal, a full geotechnical and hydrological investigation will be required before the final mine planning can be completed. The scope of work for the study covered the development of design concepts and cost estimates for an underground mine, surface facilities and infrastructure operating at a coal production rate of 2 Mt/a and, alternatively, 4 Mt/a, to supply coal to a power station located within the State. In addition, an open-pit operation was considered, operating at 6 Mt/a with the intent of exporting this coal to European markets. For the latter scheme, a coal preparation plant was added for the purpose of reducing the sulphur content of the product coal to levels believed necessary to compete with other suppliers to these markets. Meekatharra Minerals Ltd provided cost data for the transportation of product coal by rail from the mine, to both a power station site for the 2 Mt/a and 4 Mt/a cases and to a port site at Stony Point near Whyalla for the 6 Mt/a case. In addition, cost data were provided for the installation of port facilities at Stony Point and for its operation.