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12 Environmental regulation of coal mining. ... 13.3 Brisbane [38] QLD: 6.3: 5.5 ... As at June 2023, coal companies in Australia were making windfall profits due to ...
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
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]
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]
[13] The company was the "jersey sleeve" sponsor of the North Queensland Cowboys NRL rugby league team for the 2021 season. [14] On 29 December 2021, the first coal shipment from the Carmichael Mine was ready for export. [15] [16]
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]
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 ...
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.