BOWEN BASIN

The 'Bowen Basin' contains the largest coal reserve in Australia. This major coal producing region contains one of the world's largest deposits of bituminous coal. The Basin contains much of the known Permian coal resources in Queensland including virtually all of the known mineable prime coking coal.
The Bowen Basin covers an area of over 60,000 square kilometres in Central Queensland running from Collinsville to Theodore. The Basin has 34 operational coal mines that can extract over 100 million tonnes annually, 83% of Queensland's coal production. There was a combined population of 41,973 people in the area in 2001.
Rio Tinto Coal Australia's Kestrel Mine, near Emerald was named after a bird found in the area. The Ornamental Snake is a small reptile native to the Bowen Basin region.

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★ Geology of Australia

★ Hunter-Bowen orogeny

★ Mining in Australia

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