Meanwhile several hundred kilometers to the east...
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| July 29-August 1, 2009
-- The Bowen
Basin in Central Queensland is the largest coal reserve in
Australia. According to the Bowen Basin Mining
Communities Research Exchange, in 2006 there were 34 operational coal
mines extracting over 100 million
tonnes annually. Blackwater,
on the Capricorn Highway, proclaims itself "the coal
capital of Queensland." A good place to learn about the coal
industry is the Blackwater
International Coal Centre, which is sponsored
by various mining
companies and other groups and opened about a year ago. |
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| Curragh Mine, 14 km northwest of Blackwater, produces 6.5 million tonnes of export coal and 2.5 million tones of domestic coal per year. The Dawson mine, a joint venture between Anglo Coal and Mitsui Coal, is further south near Moura. | |
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| August 9, 2009 -- Coal at the
Port of Gladstone is
ready to be shipped overseas. About 85 percent of Queensland's
coal is exported. |
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| Report on the 2009 Queensland Expedition - Eric M. Appleman |