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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.
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.
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 ...
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]
The Carmichael coal mine is a coal mine in Queensland, Australia, owned by the Adani Group's Australian subsidiary Bravus Mining & Resources. It was approved by the government in 2014 and has been operational since December 2021.
Australia is the fourth-largest coal producing country in the world. Newcastle is the largest coal export port in the world. In 2005, Australia mined 301 million tonnes of hard coal (which converted to at least 692.3 million tonnes of co2 emitted [21]) and 71 million tonnes of brown coal (which converted to at least 78.1 million tonnes of co2 ...
[3] Olive Downs is owned by Pembroke Resources. It was acquired in April 2016 from Peabody Energy by Barry Tudor, founder of Pembroke Resources for $100 million. [4] 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]
The Mining and Energy Union (MEU) is Australia's main trade union in the coal industry, which includes mines, power stations and ports.It also covers workers in the metalliferous mining and exploration industries, as well as specific classes of workers working in the oil, gas, nuclear, chemical production and power generation industries. [2]