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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 Dawson Valley railway line was built from near Rockhampton, opening in 1898, and the Callide Valley railway line opened in 1917, both having a north–south alignment. . In 1953, a spur line opened to serve the Callide Mine, and another to serve the Moura coal mine opened in 1963, both mines shipping coal to Gladstone via Rockhampton, a ~270 km distan
Moura is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana in Central Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] It services the surrounding coal mining and rural activities.It is situated approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi) west of Biloela on the Dawson Highway, 186 kilometres (116 mi) west of the port city of Gladstone, and 171 kilometres (106 mi) south west of Rockhampton.
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 ]
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The repository is constantly seeking donations of mine maps to add to the microfilm/digital collection. [12] When maps are received from a donor, they are scanned and stored in both microfilm and digital archives. The maps, along with a scanned images (upon request), are returned to the donor. The repository does not retain hard copies of maps.
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The Morupule Colliery is a coal mine located in Palapye, Botswana, owned and operated by Debswana, a partnership between the government of Botswana and De Beers. [1] The coalfield is composed of four main seams, only one of which, the No. 1 Seam, is currently being mined, using bord and pillar mining methods.