Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
128
Curragh
Bowen
Operator
Curragh Queensland Mining Pty Ltd
Principal Holder Wesfarmers Coal Holdings Pty Ltd
Phone: +61 7 4986 9211 Fax: +61 7 4986 9327
Location
14km north of Blackwater.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Rangal Coal Measures of Late Permian age dipping generally at 3 to
5 degrees to the east, though faults can increase this over localised
areas.
Mining Method Open-cut using draglines for overburden removal.
Rangal
Transport
315 km by rail to the port of Gladstone.
Preparation plant Dense medium cyclones and flotation circuits.
Product Coals Low/medium volatile coking coal and medium volatile thermal coal.
Comments
Working
Status:
Mine
Type:
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Basin:
Synonyms:
Address
Large
Large
Large
Large
Size*:
Production
7 Million tonnes per annum (2003 - 04).
Private Mail Bag
BLACKWATER
Qld 4717
Street
Postal
Wesfarmers Limited
MDL 328
MDL 329
ML 1878
ML 1990
ML 80011
ML 80012
ML 80086
ML 80110
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
Total (ad)
energy (ad)
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Volatile
matter (ad)
Fixed
carbon (ad)
CSN
Curragh Coking
1.5
7
0.5
21.5
70
7.5
Curragh Thermal
1.7
16
25.6
0.5
18.6
63.7
1.5
* 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