Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
50
Bee Creek
Bowen
Operator
BHP Coal Pty Ltd
Principal Holder BHP Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd
Phone: +61 7 3226 0600 Fax: +61 7 3229 2575
Location
20km west of Nebo and 20km north of the main railway line to
Dalrymple Bay. Rail distance to port is 140 km.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Rangal Coal Measures of Late Permian age dipping northeast to
north at 8 to 14 degrees around the faulted southern culmination of
the Hail Creek Syncline. Two coal seams are present: Elphinstone
seam - 3m to 9m; Hynds seam - 3m to 9m.
Mining Method
Rangal
Transport
Preparation plant
Product Coals PCI and thermal coal
Comments
Undeveloped
Status:
Deposit
Type:
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Address
Riverside Centre 123 Eagle St
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Medium
Medium
Medium
Medium
Size*:
GPO Box 1389
BRISBANE
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Fort Cooper
BHP Billiton Limited
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
ML 4751
* 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