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tonnes load export coal for distribution to the world market. world the to distribution for coal export load tonnes

Queensland now has three operating LNG plants located in Gladstone. in located plants LNG operating three has now

six coal-export terminals. At these terminals, ships of up to 230 000 deadweight deadweight 000 230 to up of ships terminals, these At terminals. coal-export six

market and over 99 per cent of remaining proved and probable gas reserves. gas probable and proved remaining of cent per 99 over and market rail links from the coalfields, allow efficient production and transport of coal to to coal of transport and production efficient allow coalfields, the from links rail over 60 000 people. 000 60 over

dominant source of gas, supplying over 90 per cent of the Queensland Queensland the of cent per 90 over supplying gas, of source dominant Queensland’s world-class coal mines and infrastructure, including electrified electrified including infrastructure, and mines coal world-class Queensland’s employed directly industries petroleum and coal mineral, exploration,

Since the mid-1990s, coal seam gas (CSG) has grown to become the the become to grown has (CSG) gas seam coal mid-1990s, the Since

$29.73 billion. According to ABS statistics August 2016, Queensland’s Queensland’s 2016, August statistics ABS to According billion. $29.73

which about 4 billion tonnes are suitablefor open-cut mining. open-cut suitablefor are tonnes billion 4 about which

importance to the state. In 2015–16 they produced commodities worth worth commodities produced they 2015–16 In state. the to importance

particularly south-east Queensland, Gladstone and Mount Isa. Mount and Gladstone Queensland, south-east particularly Identified resources of coking coal amount to approximately 8.7 billion tonnes, of of tonnes, billion 8.7 approximately to amount coal coking of resources Identified

Queensland’s mining and petroleum industries are of prime economic economic prime of are industries petroleum and mining Queensland’s

pipelines connect producing gas fields to markets within Queensland, Queensland, within markets to fields gas producing connect pipelines 34 billion tonnes (raw coal in-situ) having been identified by drilling operations. operations. drilling by identified been having in-situ) coal (raw tonnes billion 34

the Cooper and Eromanga basins. More than 4000 km of transmission transmission of km 4000 than More basins. Eromanga and Cooper the Queensland has a rich endowment of high-quality coal resources, with more than than more with resources, coal high-quality of endowment rich a has Queensland oil and gas. gas. and oil

accumulations in the Adavale Basin, the Bowen and Surat basins, and and basins, Surat and Bowen the Basin, Adavale the in accumulations Coal „ South-west Queensland region (Cooper and Eromanga basins)— Eromanga and (Cooper region Queensland South-west „

Exploration has resulted in the discovery of commercial petroleum petroleum commercial of discovery the in resulted has Exploration

limestone limestone

mineral sands (rutile, ilmeniteand zircon), perlite, salt and zeolite. and salt perlite, zircon), ilmeniteand (rutile, sands mineral

in many of the highly prospective areas. prospective highly the of many in „ region (north-east Queensland)—gold and and Queensland)—gold (north-east region Towers Charters „

stone, dolomite, feldspar, gypsum, limestone, lump silica, magnesite, magnetite, magnetite, magnesite, silica, lump limestone, gypsum, feldspar, dolomite, stone,

1960, and the state remains largely under-explored, with a low well density density well low a with under-explored, largely remains state the and 1960,

phosphate, gold, molybdenum, graphite and rare earths rare and graphite molybdenum, gold, phosphate,

in Queensland include bentonite, kaolin and ceramic clays, diatomite, dimension dimension diatomite, clays, ceramic and kaolin bentonite, include Queensland in

In Queensland, the systematic exploration for petroleum commenced in in commenced petroleum for exploration systematic the Queensland, In

„ North West Queensland Mineral Province—base metals, metals, Province—base Mineral Queensland West North „ scandium, molybdenum, rhenium and rare earths. Industrial minerals produced produced minerals Industrial earths. rare and rhenium molybdenum, scandium,

Tertiary with a variety of geological settings and histories. and settings geological of variety a with Tertiary base metals, gold and, more recently, tungsten. Other commodities include include commodities Other tungsten. recently, more and, gold metals, base „ Weipa region ()—bauxite and kaolin and Queensland)—bauxite (north region Weipa „

Queensland has sedimentary basins ranging in age from Precambrian to to Precambrian from age in ranging basins sedimentary has Queensland a leading mineral province and an important producer of bauxite, silica sand, sand, silica bauxite, of producer important an and province mineral leading a

and coal seam gas gas seam coal and

and is a major gold and phosphate rock producer. North Queensland is also also is Queensland North producer. rock phosphate and gold major a is and Petroleum

„ Surat and Bowen basins (southern )— coal coal Queensland)— central (southern basins Bowen and Surat „

The North West Queensland Mineral Province dominates base metal production production metal base dominates Province Mineral Queensland West North The

tonnes were supplied to domestic markets. domestic to supplied were tonnes

found. The best known resource regions are the: the: are regions resource known best The found. copper, bauxite and gold in . in gold and bauxite copper,

free-on-board, were made to 30 countries. An additional 23.5 million million 23.5 additional An countries. 30 to made were free-on-board,

In 2015–16, Queensland ranked as one of the largest producers of lead, zinc, zinc, lead, of producers largest the of one as ranked Queensland 2015–16, In important mineral, coal and petroleum resources can be be can resources petroleum and coal mineral, important

242.2 million tonnes (Mt). Exports totaling 221.5 Mt, worth A$21.5 billion billion A$21.5 worth Mt, 221.5 totaling Exports (Mt). tonnes million 242.2

Metals, industrial minerals and rocks and minerals industrial Metals, Within its boundaries, a wide variety of economically economically of variety wide a boundaries, its Within Queensland’s saleable coal production in 2015–16 amounted to a total of of total a to amounted 2015–16 in production coal saleable Queensland’s Queensland is one of the world’s outstanding mineral and energy producing regions. producing energy and mineral outstanding world’s the of one is Queensland

Department of Natural Resources and Mines

Department of Natural Resources and Mines

The Department of Natural Resources and Mines works with industry to sustainably develop and manage Queensland’s resource assets and deliver a safe, world-class mining industry. The department is responsible for policies and procedures to facilitate exploration and development of our resources for the economic benefit of Queensland. Mining has been vital to the development of Queensland through establishing inland towns and cities as well as providing jobs and billions of dollars in export earnings. The department promotes the state’s potential, assists in land access negotiations, collects and distributes geological data, manages safety and health standards and encourages environmental best practice. Queensland’s mineral, coal and Contact details Geological information hotline Winton District Office petroleum operations and Phone: 13 QGOV (13 74 68) PO Box 230 Email: [email protected] Winton Qld 4735 resources map Southern Region Phone: + 61 7 4657 1727 Fax: + 61 7 4657 1760 Petroleum Assessment Hub Northern Region 2017 ( District Office) Mineral Assessment Hub – 1 William Street PO Box 15216 PO Box 1752 City East Qld 4002 Townsville Qld 4810 Phone: +61 7 3199 7774 Phone: + 61 7 4936 0169 Quilpie District Office Fax: + 61 7 4760 7400 PO Box 29 Mount Isa District Office Quilpie Qld 4480 PO Box 334 Phone: +61 7 4656 1266 Mount Isa Qld 4825 Fax: +61 7 4656 1442 Phone: + 61 7 4747 2041 Dalby District Office Fax: + 61 7 4743 7165 PO Box 993 Charters Towers District Office Dalby Qld 4405 PO Box 62 Phone: + 61 7 4669 0815 Charters Towers Qld 4820 Fax: + 61 7 4531 8520 Phone: + 61 7 4761 5762 Central Region Fax: + 61 7 4761 5760 Coal Assessment Hub – Mareeba District Office PO Box 2266 PO Box 3679 Mareeba Qld 4880 Red Hill Qld 4701 Phone: + 61 7 4048 4785 Phone: +61 7 4936 0169 Fax: + 61 7 4092 4224 Fax: + +61 7 4936 0375 Small Scale Mining Assessment Hub Georgetown District Office PO Box 28 (Emerald District Office) Georgetown Qld 4871 PO Box 245 Phone: + 61 7 4062 1204 Emerald Qld 4720 General enquiries Phone: + 61 7 4987 9350 1800 657 567

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Horn Island Gold Major mining operations and mineral resources Metals MINE Ceased production/ Resource (including under construction) care and maintenance

Bauxite Cobalt Copper Gold Indium Iron Lead Molybdenum Nickel Scandium Silver Tin Tungsten Uranium Vanadium Zinc Precious gemstones from the Skardon River Kaolin north Queensland gemfields. Photo: DNRM. Bauxite SKARDON RIVER Industrial MINE Ceased production/ Resource minerals (including under construction) care and maintenance and rocks Pisolite Hills Bauxite Apatite Bentonite Brick clay Diatomite Dolomite Fluorite Feldspar Gallium Granite Gypsum Ilmenite Kaolin Limestone Magnesite Magnetite Marble Potash Perlite Porphyry stone Phosphate Rare earths Rhenium Salt WEIPA Bauxite Sandstone Silica Silica sand Siltstone Slate Sodium bicarbonate Zeolite HEY POINT Bauxite Urquhart Point Mineral sands, Bauxite Gemstones MINE Ceased production/ Amrun Bauxite care and maintenance Aurukun Bauxite Chrysoprase Opal Sapphire

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