Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
100
Kunioon
Tarong
Operator
Rio Tinto Limited
Principal Holder Rio Tinto Coal Australia Pty Limited
Phone: +61 7 3361 4200 Fax: + 61 7 3361 4370
Location
15km west of Nanango, and 15km northwest of the Tarong Power
Station and the Meandu Mine.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Coal bearing sequence in the Tarong Beds of Late Triassic age,
dipping at 2 to 6 degrees within the Tarong Basin. Two coal intervals
are of economic interest: Kunioon seam - 13m av; & Swain-Goodger
seam - 13m av.
Mining Method Proposed opencut
Tarong beds
Transport
Preparation plant
Product Coals Thermal coal
Comments
The resource represents a potential supplementary coal supply for the Tarong Power Stations, in addition to that from the Meandu
Mine.
Undeveloped
Status:
Deposit
Type:
Related Website
Basin:
Synonyms:
Address
Level 3 410 Ann Street
Brisbane Qld 4000
Large
Large
Large
Large
Size*:
GPO Box 391
Brisbane
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Rio Tinto Limited
MDL 201
* Sites: Small < 50Mt, Medium 51 to 150Mt, Large 151 to 500Mt, Very Large > 500Mt measured and indicated
Mines: Small < 2Mt, Medium > 2Mt < 10Mt, Large > 5Mt < 10Mt, Very Large > 10Mt annual saleable coal production
Data updated March 2005