Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
44
Winchester South
Bowen
Operator
Winchester South Development Co. Pty Ltd
Principal Holder Winchester South Joint Venture
Phone: +61 7 3361 4200 Fax: +61 7 3229 5087
Location
30km southeast of Moranbah and 180 rail km from Dalrymple Bay.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Rangal Coal Measures of Late Permian age crop out in a shallow
synclinal structure associated with north northwest trending thrust
faults. Two coal seams are present: Leichhardt - 4.3m, & the
Vermont Upper - 1.6m.
Mining Method
Rangal
Transport
Preparation plant
Product Coals
Comments
Feasibility studies to produce up to 4Mtpa of low sulphur, high energy thermal coal have been completed
Undeveloped
Status:
Deposit
Type:
Related Website
Basin:
Synonyms:
Address
Level 17 AMP Place 10 Eagle St
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Medium
Medium
Medium
Medium
Size*:
GPO Box 391
BRISBANE
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Fort Cooper
Rio Tinto Limited
Westfield Limited
MDL 183
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
Total (ad)
energy (ad)
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Volatile
matter (ad)
Fixed
carbon (ad)
CSN
Winchester South
2
14
29.3
0.35
21
63
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