Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
166
Monto
Mulgildie
Operator
Monto Coal 2 Pty Ltd
Principal Holder Monto Coal 2 Pty Ltd
Phone: +61 7 3221 7210 Fax: +61 7 3229 1776
Location
10km south of Monto and 180km by rail from the Port of Gladstone.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Mulgildie Coal Measures of Middle Jurassic age contained in a fault
controlled basin. Seven seam groups have been defined by drilling
with individual seams generally 1 m to 2 m thick. Dips are generally
less than 3 degrees. Coal mined previously in the now abandoned
Selene Mine ranged from 1.8m to 2.7m in thickness.
Mining Method Proposed opencut
Mulgildie
Transport
Preparation plant
Product Coals Thermal coal
Comments
Macarthur Coal Limited, through wholly owned subsidiary Monto Coal 2 Pty Ltd, acquired a 51% controlling interest in the project
from Burnett Coal in early 2002.
Undeveloped
Status:
Deposit
Type:
Related Website
Basin:
Synonyms:
Address
Level 10 380 Queen St
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Medium
Medium
Medium
Medium
Size*:
Street
Postal
EPC 613
ML 80101 (appl)
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
Total (ad)
energy (ad)
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Volatile
matter (ad)
Fixed
carbon (ad)
CSN
Monto
4.5
10
28.05
0.5
41
44.5
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