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As of 2022 there were 86 coal mines in Queensland. [1] Mine Name Company ... 2023: 15: Export: Coking ... Whitehaven Coal [9] Open-cut: Bowen: 1967: 13: 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.
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] In the 2009/10 financial year investment in the coal seam gas industry increased 43% compared to the previous financial year. [27]
[1] The declining cost of renewable energy sources, such as solar power, wind power and battery storage, means it is unlikely a new coal-fired power station will ever be built in Australia. [2] The Liddell Power Station is the latest major coal-fired power station to be decommissioned, which took place on 28 April 2023. [3]
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 ...
Peak Downs Mine is a large open cut coking coal mine in Queensland located 31 km SSE of Moranbah. [1] Peak Downs is one of seven mines in Bowen Basin owned by BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, Australia's largest coal miner and exporter. Production at Peak Downs started in 1972. By 2022 it was producing 37 million tonnes of coal per year. [2]
It is owned and managed by Gladstone Ports Corporation, [4] which is a statutory corporate body of the Government of Queensland. Major exports include coal, alumina, aluminium, cement products and liquid ammonia. Coal makes up 70% of the total exports from the port. [5] Each year 50 million tonnes of coal passes through the port.
The mine was the first to export a shipment of Queensland's coking coal to Japan. [2] It was also the first mine to introduce draglines into its operation in 1963. [3] The coal is exported by Gladstone to the Barney Point and R G Tanna coal terminals. [1] Dawson coal mine has implemented an extensive rehabilitation program. [4]