Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
220
Haystack Road
Surat
Operator
Tarong Energy Corporation Limited
Principal Holder Tarong Energy Corporation Limited
Phone: +61 7 3228 4333 Fax: +61 7 3228 4300
Location
30km southeast of Chinchilla.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Taroom Coal Measures of Middle Jurassic age dipping at very
shallow angles to the southwest. One seam of potential economic
interest, the B seam occurs at depths below 54m. Average
cumulative thickness of coal for the seam is 7.1m. Wide spaced
normal faulting has been detected.
Mining Method
Taroom
Transport
Preparation plant
Product Coals
Comments
The deposit is considered a possible back-up resource to supplement the Glen Wilga deposit, development of which represents a
longer-term option for the supply of coal to the Tarong power station near Yarraman
Undeveloped
Status:
Deposit
Type:
Related Website
www.tarongenergy.com.au
Basin:
Synonyms:
Address
Level 10, AMP Place 10 Eagle Street
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Large
Large
Large
Large
Size*:
GPO Box 800
BRISBANE
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Tarong Energy Corporation Limited
EPC 468
EPC 585
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
Total (ad)
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Volatile
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Fixed
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CSN
Haystack Road
4.7 13.2
27.7
0.5
43.4
38.6
* 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