Burton coal mine

Burton Coal Mine
Location
Location Burton
Queensland
Country Australia
Production
Products Coking coal
History
Opened 1995
Owner
Company Peabody Energy Australia

The Burton Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the north of Central Queensland. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 164 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Asia and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 4.3 million tonnes of coal.[1] Mining operations began 1995.[2]

Operations at the mine were carried out by Theiss until December 2017 when a joint venture between US based Peabody Energy (10%) and Australian company New Hope Coal (90%) took over.[3][4] The mine employs about 900 people.[3] Extraction is undertaken by a terrace mining truck and shovel operation. Exports from the mine are sent to Asia, Europe, India and South America.[2]

Pits

The original mining pit was exhausted in June 2005, followed by Broadmeadow and Wallanba pits in 2009.[4] Two more pits, Bullock Creek and Plumtree South were utilised from 2010 onwards.

Both the Broadmeadow and Wallanbah pits are being rehabilitated.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bowen Basin coal mines". bowenbasin.com. 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  2. 1 2 "Burton Coal Mine". Leighton Holdings. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Burton Mine". Peabody Energy. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Burton Coal Mine". Thiess Australia. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2013.

Coordinates: 21°35′22″S 148°09′58″E / 21.589506°S 148.16602°E / -21.589506; 148.16602

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