Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
107
Red Hill
Bowen
Operator
BHP Coal Pty Ltd
Principal Holder Central Queensland Coal Associates
Phone: +61 7 3226 0600 Fax: +61 7 3229 2575
Location
35km north of Moranbah & down dipt of Goonyella Mine. Rail
distance to Hay Point would be approximately 225km.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Rangal Coal Measures containing the Leichhardt and Vermont
seams are present as well as Moranbah Coal Measures of Late
Permian age, dipping gently east at 3 to 5 degrees. Principal coal
seams of economic interest are: Goonyella Upper seam, Goonyella
Middle seam, & Goonyella Lower seam. Aggregate coal thickness is
about 20m.
Mining Method
Rangal
Transport
Preparation plant
Product Coals
Comments
Undeveloped
Status:
Deposit
Type:
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Address
Riverside Centre 123 Eagle St
BRISBANE Qld 4000
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Size*:
GPO Box 1389
BRISBANE
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Fort Cooper
BHP Billiton Limited
Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd.
EPC 554
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
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Volatile
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Fixed
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CSN
Red Hill
1.3 7.5
0.5
21.7
69.5
8.5
* 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