Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
183
Wards Well
Bowen
Operator
BHP Coal Pty Ltd
Principal Holder BHP Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd
Phone: +61 7 3226 0600 Fax: +61 7 3229 2575
Location
50km north of Moranbah and 1 km north of rail facilities at the North
Goonyella Mine which is 215 rail km to the Dalrymple Bay Coal
Terminal at Hay Point.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Coking coal occurs in five coal seams, numbered 1 to 5 in
descending order, in the Moranbah Coal Measures of Late Permian
age dipping east at 6 to 9 degrees. Only seams 2, 4 and 5 are of
economic interest and can be equated to the Goonyella Upper,
Goonyella Middle and Goonyella Lower seams respectively. Thick
Tertiary basalt in the area precludes surface mining of the seams.
Mining Method
Fort Cooper
Transport
Preparation plant
Product Coals
Comments
Undeveloped
Status:
Deposit
Type:
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Basin:
Synonyms:
Address
Riverside Centre 123 Eagle St
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Very Large
Very Large
Very Large
Very Large
Size*:
GPO Box 1389
BRISBANE
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Moranbah
BHP Billiton Limited
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
ML 1790
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
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Volatile
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Fixed
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CSN
Wards Well
1.1 8.4
32.66
0.5
22.2
68.3
7
* 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