How many underground coal mines are there in NSW?
At 31 December 2017, there were 41 coal mining operations in NSW; 20 underground mines (16 longwall operations) and 21 open cut mines.
Where is coal found in NSW?
There are operating mines south of Newcastle near Lake Macquarie, further northwest of Newcastle in the Hunter Valley and Gunnedah regions, and near Lithgow and Mudgee to the west of Sydney.
Where are underground mines in Australia?
The majority of underground mines are located in Western Australia, Queensland and NSW, with only a few spread throughout South Australia, Northern Territory and Tasmania. Currently, one of Australia’s largest underground mines is Newcrest’s Gold, Silver and Copper Cadia Valley Operations, near Orange in NSW.
How many mine sites are there in NSW?
Despite this program being established relatively early there are sill an estimated 573 legacy mine sites in NSW but we expect that this number is much higher.
What mines are in NSW?
NSW has world-class deposits of metallic minerals such as gold, copper, silver, nickel, lead, zinc, cobalt and lithium, and industrial minerals like mineral sands, clays and limestone.
Which area has the most thermal coal in NSW?
SYDNEY.
How deep is an underground coal mine?
between 200 and 600 metres
Most longwall mining occurs in the coal basins of New South Wales and Queensland. Mining depths are often between 200 and 600 metres below ground surface in New South Wales, and usually at a shallower depth in Queensland.
Where is the most coal mined in Australia?
Most of this coal is mined in the Hunter Valley. The Greater Hunter has four large coal-fired power station and hosts 30% of the state’s power generation but 90% of the coal mined in the Hunter is exported.
Is there a future for coal mining in the Hunter Region?
[2] A reduction of this scale will have a major impact on coal exports from NSW and therefore on coal mining regions. That’s why 9 out of 10 people surveyed by Lock the Gate in the major towns of the Hunter region want a plan for the future of the region beyond coal.
How much CO2 do coal mining projects produce?
Together, these new mining projects would produce up to 78.4 million tonnes of coal per year, and burning that coal would create nearly 190 million tonnes of carbon dioxide pollution, more than Australia’s entire electricity sector produced last year (170.5 million tonnes).
Where is the largest coal export port in Australia?
This first discovery set the tone for a coal dominated mining industry in NSW which is now home to the world’s largest coal export port – Newcastle. Coal mining covers the east coast of NSW, the Illawarra the Lower and Upper Hunter, New England and the Central West.