Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
32
Valeria
Bowen
Operator
Pacific Coal Pty Limited
Principal Holder Blair Athol Coal Joint Venture
Phone: +61 7 3361 4200 Fax: +61 7 3229 5087
Location
30km southwest of Capella & 15km west of the Emerald to Capella
railway, some 420km from the Port of Gladstone.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Coal occurs in the Aldebaran Sandstone and the Reids Dome beds
of Early Permian age. Up to 11 coal seams have been identified,
though only the upper 4 in the Aldebaran Sandstone, the Rider, the
Theresa, and the Carbine Upper and Lower seams have any
commercial significance in the forseeable future. Average thickness
of these seams are: 0.9m, 5.5m, 3.2m, & 1.5m respectively. Dips
range from 2 to 15 degrees to the east. The coal is amenable to
open cutting in some areas.
Mining Method
Aldebaran
Sst
Transport
Preparation plant
Product Coals
Comments
The Valeria and Clermont deposits are possible replacements for Blair Athol coal when resources there are exhausted
Undeveloped
Status:
Deposit
Type:
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Basin:
Synonyms:
Address
AMP Place, Level 19 10 Eagle Street
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Very Large
Very Large
Very Large
Very Large
Size*:
GPO Box 391
BRISBANE
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Reids Dome
beds
Queensland Coal Pty Limited
MDL 219
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
Total (ad)
energy (ad)
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Volatile
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Fixed
carbon (ad)
CSN
Valeria
5
9
29.3
0.7
33.5
52.5
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