Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
98
Horse Creek
Surat
Operator
Peabody (Wilkie Creek) Pty Ltd
Principal Holder Peabody (Wilkie Creek) Pty Ltd
Phone: +61 7 4663 5555 Fax: +61 7 4663 5549
Location
25km north of Chinchilla which is 290km by rail from the Port of
Brisbane.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Taroom Coal Measures of Middle Jurassic age dipping gently to the
southwest. Three coal horizons are identified - Burndwidth, Kywanna
and Pelham. Aggregate coal thickness can reach 10 m.
Mining Method
Taroom
Transport
Preparation plant
Product Coals
Comments
The deposit was previously owned by Allied Queensland Coalfields Pty Ltd (AQC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mirant Asia-Pacific
Ltd. In August 2002, Peabody Energy (USA), through Peabody Surat Pty Ltd, acquired AQC.
Undeveloped
Status:
Deposit
Type:
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Basin:
Synonyms:
Address
1245 Macalister Wilkie Creek Road
Macalister Qld 4352
Large
Large
Large
Large
Size*:
PO Box 260
Dalby
Qld 4405
Street
Postal
Peabody Surat Pty Ltd
MDL 173
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
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Fixed
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CSN
Horse Creek
7 14.6
26
0.45
42.1
36.3
* 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