Blackwater coal mine

Blackwater coal mine
Location
Location Stewarton
Queensland
Country Australia
Production
Products Coking coal
History
Opened 1967
Owner
Company BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance

The Blackwater coal mine is a coal mine located in the Central Queensland south of the town of Blackwater, Queensland in the suburb of Stewarton. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 877 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Asia and the world. It is owned by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance and has an annual production capacity of 13 million tonnes of coal.[1]

External video
Coal Blasting in 2008

The mine won the 2006 Mine of the Year award at the Australian Mining Prospect Awards.[2]

History

The mine was established by the Utah Development Company in 1967.[3] Mining operations at South Blackwater mine were incorporated into Blackwater coal mine in late 2000.[3] In 2007, a new coal handling preparation allowed for a significant increase in production.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bowen Basin coal mines". bowenbasin.com. 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  2. 1 2 "Australian Mine of the Year category". Australian Mining. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Coal Mining in Blackwater". Blackwater International Coal Centre. Retrieved 29 July 2013.

Coordinates: 23°41′21″S 148°48′01″E / 23.689293°S 148.80031°E / -23.689293; 148.80031


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