Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
120
Wilkie 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
14km west of Macalister, about 220km northwest of Brisbane.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Walloon Coal Measures of Middle Jurassic age dipping gently to the
south & southwest. Wilkie Creek covers the former Kogan, Braemar
and Tarcoola deposits. Four coal seams are present: Macalister 1 -
3.5m; Macalister 2 - 3.5m; Macalister 3 - 1.5m; Macalister 4 - 1.5m.
The current mining operation is located in ML 5908 on part of the
former Tarcoola deposit where the coal seams coalesce in various
combinations to an aggregate thickness usually ranging between 9 &
11.5m.
Mining Method Open-cut using scrapers, dozers, graders, excavators & trucks
Juandah
Transport
280 km by rail from Macalister to the Port of Brisbane.
Preparation plant Jigs, dense medium cyclones and spirals with an initial capacity of
270t per hour.
Product Coals High volatile, medium ash, low sulphur bituminous thermal coal.
Comments
The Wilkie Creek mine 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.
Working
Status:
Mine
Type:
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Address
1245 Macalister Wilkie Creek Road
Macalister Qld 4352
Small
Small
Small
Small
Size*:
Production
1.2 Million tonnes per annum (2003 - 04).
PO Box 260
Dalby
Qld 4405
Street
Postal
Peabody Surat Pty Ltd
EPC 770
MDL 174
ML 5908
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
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Volatile
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Fixed
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CSN
Wilkie Creek Domestic
8
13
26.75
0.39
41
38
0
Wilkie Creek Surat
Premium
7.5 11.5
27.21
0.37
41.5
39.5
* 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