Where Is Curragh Mine Located?

The Curragh Coal Mine is an open-cut, coal mine located 30 km north of Blackwater in Central Queensland, Australia. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 88 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Asia and the world. The mine had an annual production capacity of 7 million tonnes of coal.

Who owns Curragh mine in Blackwater?

Curragh is an open-pit coal mine located 14km north-west of the town of Blackwater in the bowel basin of Central Queensland, Australia. The mine is operated by Wesfarmers Curragh, which bought the property from Stanwell in June 2000. The mine covers an area of 12,600ha and has an annual production capacity of 7Mt.

When did Curragh mine open?

Curragh has been operating since 1983. In 2017 it was the sixth largest metallurgical coal mine in Australia by production.

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