Peak Downs Mine is a large
open cut coking coal mine
Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from ...
in
Queensland
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, establishe ...
located 31 km SSE of
Moranbah.
About BMA
/ref> Peak Downs is one of seven mines in Bowen Basin owned by BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, Australia's largest coal miner and exporter. Production at Peak Downs started in 1972.
The Caval Ridge Coal Mine, which will be located adjacent to Peak Downs, will begin construction in 2011 and begin exporting by 2014. It is expected to process 2.5 million tons of coal each year from Peak Downs.
See also
*Coal in Australia
Coal is mined in every state of Australia. The largest black coal resources occur in Queensland and New South Wales. About 70% of coal mined in Australia is exported, mostly to eastern Asia, and of the balance most is used in electricity gener ...
References
External links
University of Queensland: Queensland Places:Peak Downs
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Coal mines in Queensland
Mines in Central Queensland
Mines in Queensland
Open-pit mines
Surface mines in Australia