South Walker Creek coal mine explained

South Walker Creek Coal Mine
Place:40 km west of Nebo
State/Province:Queensland
Country:Australia
Owner:Stanmore Resources Limited
Products:Coking coal

The South Walker Creek Coal Mine is an Open Cut coal mine in Strathfield, Isaac Region, Central Queensland region of Australia. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 298 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Asia and the world. As at 2012, the mine had an annual production capacity of 3.6 million tonnes of coal.[1] South Walker Creek mine is located 40 km west of Nebo within the Bowen Basin. Exports travel to port via the Goonyella railway line. The mine is owned by Stanmore Resources Pty Ltd.

South Walker Creek mine is the site of a significant megafauna fossils.[2] 20 ancient species have been discovered at the mine.[3]

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  1. Web site: Bowen Basin coal mines. 2012. bowenbasin.com. 2013-07-03. 19 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130419081714/http://www.bowenbasin.cqu.edu.au/basin_data/operating.html. dead.
  2. News: Palaeontologists arrive at mine sites rich in fossils . 24 September 2013 . 30 August 2013 . Daily Mercury . The Mackay Printing and Publishing Company . 28 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928183739/http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/ancient-sites-rich-in-fossils-mining-mackay/2003384/ . live .
  3. News: Mega find at mine digs up new megafauna . Brian Williams . 24 September 2013 . 1 May 2012 . The Courier-Mail . Queensland Newspapers . 29 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130929085547/http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/mega-find-at-mine-digs-up-new-megafauna/story-fn6ck45n-1226343068013 . live .