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Mine Name Company Mine Type Basin Operations began Production (Mt/a) Use Coal type Jeebropilly Mine: New Hope Group [2] Open-cut: Clarence-Moreton: 1982: 0.5: Export: Thermal Commodore: Intergen [3] Open-cut: Clarence-Moreton: 2003: 3.6: Domestic: Thermal New Acland: New Hope Group [4] Open-cut: Clarence-Moreton: 2002: 4.2: Domestic & Export ...
Open cut coal mine in the Hunter valley. Coal is mined in every state of Australia.The largest black coal resources occur in Queensland and New South Wales. [1] About 70% of coal mined in Australia is exported, mostly to eastern Asia, [2] and of the balance most is used in electricity generation.
Commercial production of coal seam gas first occurred in Australia in December 1996 at the Dawson Valley project, near the Moura coal mine. [26] Most of the gas produced in Queensland now comes from coal seams. [13] According to 2005 figures, Queensland has 98% of Australia's proven and probable reserves of coal seam gas. [26]
Australia is the 10th most coal-dependent country in the world. [3] Coal and natural gas, along with oil-based products, are currently the primary sources of Australian energy usage and the coal industry produces over 30% of Australia's total greenhouse gas emissions. [4]
During 2011 and 2012, BHP Coal and its employees were negotiating about a new enterprise agreement to apply to BHP Coal's operations at various mines, including the Saraji coal mine. For the purpose of supporting or advancing their claims, employees of BHP Coal took protected industrial action in the form of work stoppages and overtime bans.
The first Australian mining laws were enacted in 1851. [1] Before that, ownership of minerals and petroleum passed to those who were granted title to land by the colonial governors according to common law concepts, except the right to "Royal Mines" (the precious metals of gold and silver) which remained vested in the Crown by virtue of Royal prerogative.
The Dawson coal mine lies in the Baralaba Coal Measures of the Bowen Basin. [1] Coking, soft coking and thermal coal have all been produced at the mine. [2] Anglo American has owned the mine since mid-2002. [1] Mining in the area began in 1961 in what was known as the Moura Mine. The mine was the first to export a shipment of Queensland's ...
Once operational it will be the third largest coal mine in Queensland, producing up to 15 million tonnes a year. [1] It has reserves of 514 million tonnes. [5] In September 2020 the Queensland Government granted formal approval. [3] Construction of the mine had begun by April 2022. [6] [7] Productions commenced in June 2023. Construction ...