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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
Pages in category "Mines in Queensland" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Olive Downs Complex is an open-cut mine for metallurgical coal in the Bowen Basin of Queensland, Australia. It is located 40 kilometres south-east of Moranbah, about 140 km south-west of Mackay. The mine is accessed via the Sheldon Bridge over the Isaac River. [1]
In mid-2011, evidence of a continuing mining boom was provided by state government figures which showed more than 50 mining projects are under consideration in the Bowen Basin. [4] The Goonyella railway line is the main route for exports of coal via Dalrymple Bay and Hay Point . [ 5 ]
The Koroit opal field is known for the very distinctive type of boulder opal that is found in its mines. In Queensland boulder opal is found within a 300 km wide belt of sedimentary rocks in the Winton Formation. Here opal is found as a kernel in small concretions. [1] The Koroit Opal field was discovered in 1897 by Lawrence Rostron.
The Moranbah North Coal Mine is a coal mine in the Bowen Basin at Moranbah in Central Queensland, Australia. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 261 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 8 million tonnes of coal. [1]
Einasleigh copper mine, c 1896 - 1925. The Einasleigh Mine and Smelter is located in Etheridge Shire, some 360 kilometres (220 mi) from Cairns.The site is an area of around 4 hectares (9.9 acres), situated 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Einasleigh Township, on the west bank of the Copperfield River at its junction with the Einasleigh River.
The Norton gold roasting works is an unusual aspect of gold mining, not represented at any other known sites in southern and central Queensland. The operational association between the battery and the mine is uncommon and rare. [1] The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Queensland's history.