Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
103
Minerva
Bowen
Operator
Minerva Coal Pty Ltd
Principal Holder Minerva Coal Pty Ltd
Phone: +61 7 3229 4277 Fax:
Location
45km south of Emerald. Approximate rail distance to the Port of
Gladstone is 406km.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Multi seam deposits in the Reids Dome beds of Early Permian age.
Exploration drilling has located a small area of near surface coal in
the Lexington Dome region at Minerva, beneath thin black soil cover.
The Minerva deposit is an extension of the coal seams identified in
the Cullin-la-ringo area. Six correlatable seam groups of economic
significance have been identified. Substantial tonnages of coal are
also inferred to be present at depth in the Gindie area to the north,
beneath Cainozoic volcanic rocks.
Mining Method Proposed opencut
Reids Dome
beds
Transport
Preparation plant
Product Coals PCI and thermal coal.
Comments
Under Construction
Status:
Deposit
Type:
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Address
Level 8 260 Queen St
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Small
Small
Small
Small
Size*:
Street
Postal
Felix Resources Limited
Sojitz Corporation
EPC 553
ML 70145
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
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Fixed
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CSN
Minerva PCI
3.5
9
29.7
0.4
31
56.5
Minerva Washed
3.5
12
28.56
0.4
31
53.5
* 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