Peak Downs Mine














































Peak Downs Mine

Peak Downs CHPP.jpg
Coal Handling and Preparation Plant

Location


Peak Downs Mine is located in Australia

Peak Downs Mine

Peak Downs Mine



Location in Australia

Location Moranbah
State Queensland
Country Australia
Coordinates
22°15′16″S 148°10′50″E / 22.25444°S 148.18056°E / -22.25444; 148.18056Coordinates: 22°15′16″S 148°10′50″E / 22.25444°S 148.18056°E / -22.25444; 148.18056
Production
Products Coal
Production 9,000,000 Tonnes / Year
History
Opened April 1972
Owner
Company BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance

Peak Downs is a large open cut coking coal mine in Queensland located 31 km SSE of Moranbah.[1] Peak Downs is one of seven mines in Bowen Basin owned by BMA, 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 being constructed in 2011 and exporting by 2014. It is expected to process 2.5 million tons of coal each year from Peak Downs.[2]


The National Pollution Inventory revealed this mine was the biggest generator of airborne pollution in the country for the 2015-16 financial year.[3]



See also



  • Coal in Australia


References





  1. ^ About BMA


  2. ^ Esmarie Swanepoel (13 August 2010). "Queensland approves A$4bn BHP-Mitsubishi coal mine". Mining Weekly. Creamer Media. Retrieved 6 September 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ Cameron Atfield (15 April 2017). "Queensland mines top list of Australia's biggest coal dust polluters". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 15 April 2017.




External links


  • University of Queensland: Queensland Places:Peak Downs












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