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Bureau of Mining and Petroleum
www.nrm.qld.gov.au/mines
The Port of Abbot Point is located
25 kilometres north of Bowen and is
Australia’s most northerly coal port.
PORT OF ABBOT POINT
www.pcq.com.au
www.transport.qld.gov.au/qt/railport.nsf/
index/pts
MAJOR PORTS ...handling coal and mineral commodities
The Port of Abbot Point facilitates the overseas shipment of coking and steaming coal to ports
in Europe and Asia. Trains from Newlands and Collinsville mines have a coal carrying capacity
of up to 4700 tonnes, which is stockpiled through a bottom dump train receival system using
rail mounted stacker/reclaimers capable of handling 4000 tonnes per hour (tph).
Feasibility, design and approval works valued at $25 million, for a 78 kilometre (km) rail
line linking the Goonyella and Newlands coal system and the expansion of the Abbot
Point Coal Terminal has recently been endorsed by the Queensland Government. If mining
companies commit to using the proposed facilities these government initiatives will allow
the construction to be fast-tracked to meet any future coal demand.
The features of the Port of Abbot Point are outlined below
Location
19
°
53' S 148
°
05' E
Port authority
Ports Corporation of Queensland
Terminal operator
Abbot Point Bulk Coal Pty Ltd (part of
Newlands Collinsville – Abbot Point project)
Rated annual throughput capacity
15 Mt
Planned expansion–
Stage 2 – 25 Mt (potential)
Annual throughput capacity
Stage 3 – 50 Mt (potential)
Total annual throughput 2003-04
12 094 893 tonnes (t) (coal)
Number of ships in 2003-04
121
Commodities
Thermal and metallurgical coals
Sources of coal
Newlands and Collinsville mines
Stockpile capacity
1.25 million tonnes (Mt)
Facilities
Rail in-loading facility, coal handling and
stockpile area, conveyor connected to a
deep water berth and ship loader located
2.75 km off shore.
Loading berth capacity
200 000 dead weight tonnes (dwt)
Maximum loading rate
4600 tph
Minimum depth at loading berth
19.4 metres (m)
Pilotage
Maritime Safety Queensland
Tugs
Bowen Towage Services Pty Ltd
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