Coal | Geoscience Australia

Mining. In Australia, nearly 80% of coal is produced from open-cut mines, in contrast to the rest of the world where open-cut mining only accounts for 40% of coal production. Open-cut mining is possible because coal seams are close to the surface. Such mining is cheaper than underground mining and enables up to 90% recovery of the …

Standards and resources for health assessments

On 31 March 2022, the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ), in partnership with Resources Safety & Health Queensland (RSHQ), released the 2022 Standards for the delivery of spirometry for resource sector workers (PDF, 1MB) and the Standards for spirometry training courses companion document (PDF, 374KB) (2022 …

Burton Lenton coal mine

Global Coal Mine Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor. Burton Lenton Coal Mine is an open-cut coal mine in Central Queensland, Australia. It is composed of two neighboring coal sites: Burton, an open-cut coal mine which contains three unmined pits; and the adjacent and previously undeveloped Lenton coal deposit. [1]

Queensland Coal Resource Map Fourteenth Edition 2019

The Queensland Coal map was produced in September 2019, the Map shows the Major mining operations displayed on a base of the coal bearing areas of Queensland. The map product is available to all government agencies, industry and the public for reference. Coal, High Resolution PDF, Low Resolution JPG.

Coal Mine | Thiess Mining Projects | Thiess

Duration. January 1996 - December 2016. Projects. Thiess operated the life-of-mine contract at Burton Coal Mine from 1996. The introduction of world-first mining plant and equipment boosted production by 30 per cent. Thiess managed all aspects of the Burton Coal Mine operations, including statutory mine management, engineering and design, …

bowencokingcoal

For the half year ended 31 December 2022 Burton Complex Location: 42km north-east of Moranbah, Bowen Basin, Queensland Tenements: ML 700053, ML 70337, ML 700054, …

New coal tax casts long shadow over Qld's future

Mr Macfarlane said mining companies operating throughout the Bowen Basin, where Queensland's coal sector is largely based, have long been the driving force behind the Queensland economy. Statewide, the resources sector contributed $94.6 billion to the Queensland economy last year, supported the jobs of 450,000-plus people and …

Coal resources | Business Queensland

Queensland's resources industries. Queensland's major mineral, coal and petroleum operations and resources map; Investment information. Queensland exploration and investment resource package is a comprehensive guide for potential explorers and investors. For a free copy, contact the Geological Survey of Queensland.; Read about …

Mining Jobs in Queensland QLD

WorkPac - Mining Qld. 1h ago. Moranbah, Mackay & Coalfields QLD. $52.80 – $55 per hour + super. Mining - Operations. (Mining, Resources & Energy) 7/7 Day Shift Only Roster. $55 per hour + super. Job Security, opportunities …

Mining Weekly

The Burton complex has a Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant resource of 204-million tonnes, and Bowen is targeting a yearly run-of-mine production target of between 3.5-million and 4.5-million ...

Burton coal mine

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]

Coal | Australia's Energy Commodity Resources 2021

The majority of Australia's black coal mines are in Queensland and New South Wales, which accounted for approximately 50 per cent and 40 per cent, respectively, of Australia's 2018–19 coal production (Figure 6). Brown coal produced in Victoria, mainly from the Gippsland Basin, contributed 9 per cent to total coal production in 2018–19.

Mine reopening means more good jobs for Central Queensland

Published Thursday, 04 May, 2023 at 01:14 PM. Minister for Resources. The Honourable Scott Stewart. Bowen Coking Coal's Burton complex has officially reopened. The site mainly produces steelmaking coal for export. The reopening of the site means more good jobs for regional Queenslanders in the resources sector.

Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017

Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017 Page 4 42 Safety and health management system for personal fatigue and other physical and psychological impairment, and drugs . . . . . . . . . . . 57 43 Dealing with records and information about a person's fitness for work 59 Division 2 Coal mine workers' health scheme Subdivision 1 Preliminary