Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
14
Taroom
Surat
Operator
Anglo Coal Australia Pty Ltd
Principal Holder Anglo Coal (Taroom) Pty Ltd
Phone: +61 7 3834 1333 Fax: +61 7 3834 1384
Location
5km south of Taroom and 90km southwest of a rail head at
Theodore, which is 240 rail km from the Port of Gladstone.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Thermal coal resources are contained within seams of the Taroom
Coal Measures of Middle Jurassic age, dipping at 5 degrees to the
west. Three coal seams present: Seam1 - <1m; Seam2 - 5m av;
Seam3 - 2m to 3m.
Mining Method Proposed open-cut
Taroom
Transport
Preparation plant
Product Coals Thermal coal
Comments
In July 2002, Mitsui & Co. Ltd acquired a 49% interest in the project from Anglo Coal Australia, as part of an exchange in equity
ownership of other coal projects in Australia
Undeveloped
Status:
Deposit
Type:
Related Website
Basin:
Synonyms:
Address
15 th Fl., 133 Mary St
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Large
Large
Large
Large
Size*:
GPO Box 1410
BRISBANE
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Anglo Coal Holdings Australia Limited
MDL 158
MDL 275
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
Total (ad)
energy (ad)
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Volatile
matter (ad)
Fixed
carbon (ad)
CSN
Taroom Raw
8.1
21
22.5
0.31
37.9
33
0.5
Taroom Washed
7
10
26.4
0.33
44.8
38.2
1
* 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