Australia's next boom: the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales

Journal Article · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978 · World Coal; (United States)

OSTI ID:6665272

Edwards, G E; Vitnell, B W

During the last decade, the more spectacular coal mining developments in Australia have taken place in Queensland's Bowen Basin, where coking coal mines have been developed at a total of seven locations to increase Queensland's saleable coal production by about 20,000,000 metric tons per year to almost 26,000,000 tons in 1977. During the next 10 years, it is most probable that the major growth will take place in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales, some 100 kilometers inland from Newcastle. The area of greatest potential for development in the short term is the Warkworth area, west of Singleton. Development of the Warkworth area has already begun: two collieries (Buchanan Lemington and Wambo) have been developed. Both have underground and open pit mines. Three new large open pits are planned for development by about 1980, and several more could be operating by 1985. This one area could easily produce over 30,000,000 tons a year. The region is underlain by the Singleton Coal Measures, which outcrop over 130 kilometers from Broke to Murrurundi, and which represent one of the largest, most accessible, and most concentrated energy resources in Australia. They contain a remarkable concentration of coal seams by world standards, providing spectacular open pit mining potential.

• OSTI ID: 6665272
• Journal Information: World Coal; (United States), Vol. 4:7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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