Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
111
Taroborah
Bowen
Operator
Principal Holder Department of Natural Resources and Mines
Phone: +61 7 3237 1475 Fax: +61 7 3237 0470
Location
20km west of Emerald and 400 rail km from the Port of Gladstone.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Two unnamed coal sequences of Early Permian age contained in a
small north trending half graben on the western edge of the Denison
Trough. Five seams (A to E) present in the uppper sequence with
seams A & B averaging 1.1m & 3m respectively. The second
sequence occurs 150m below the upper & contains up to 8 seams (F
to M), ranging from 0.2m to 2.25m, with seam K the thickest,
averaging 1.3m.
Mining Method
Unnamed
Transport
Preparation plant
Product Coals High volatile thermal coal
Comments
Undeveloped
Status:
Deposit
Type:
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Basin:
Synonyms:
Address
Mineral House 41 George St
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Large
Large
Large
Large
Size*:
GPO Box 2454
BRISBANE
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
RA 290
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
Total (ad)
energy (ad)
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Volatile
matter (ad)
Fixed
carbon (ad)
CSN
Taroborah
1.5 12.5
30
1.7
26.5
59.5
Taroborah Washed
7 5.5
28.5
1
36
51.5
* 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