Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
75
Nebo West
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 southwest of Nebo and approximately 120 rail km from the
Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal at Hay Point.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Coal occurs in the Moranbah Coal Measures of Late Permian age,
dipping at 20 to 50 degrees. Folding & shearing of the steeper
dipping strata is common. Some 30 seams ranging up to 10m in
thickness have been identified from exploration, though only 3 are
considered to have economic significance. They are: T40 - 2.5m;
T50 - 6.5m; & T63 - 5.2m.
Mining Method Potential open-cut
Fort Cooper
Transport
Potential loadout onto the Goonyella - Hay Point rail line near Nebo.
Preparation plant If bulk sampling is required at Nebo West, the adjacent preparation
plant at South Walker Creek can be utilised.
Product Coals Thermal coal
Comments
The tenement holder currently reviewing all of its potential mining projects in the area and will be monitoring the results of the nearby
South Walker Creek project.
Undeveloped
Status:
Deposit
Type:
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Synonyms:
Address
Riverside Centre 123 Eagle St
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Large
Large
Large
Large
Size*:
GPO Box 1389
BRISBANE
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Moranbah
BHP Billiton Limited
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
MDL 235
ML 70131
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
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Volatile
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Fixed
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CSN
West Nebo Prime
2.5
6
32.88
0.65
6.5
85
0
West Nebo Standard
2.7
12
29
0.65
7.5
77.8
0
* 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