Location | |
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Location | Rosewood |
State | Queensland |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 27°37′06.6″S 152°34′31.7″E / 27.618500°S 152.575472°E |
Production | |
Products | Thermal coal |
Owner | |
Company | New Hope Coal |
Website | http://www.newhopecoal.com.au |
The New Oakleigh Mine was a thermal coal mine in the Moreton Basin. The mine was located north of Rosewood in South East Queensland, Australia. It was one of two operating mines in an area with a rich coal mining history.
Thermal coal was extracted from the open pit by trucks, excavators and front-end loaders. [1]
Mining operations began at the site in 1948. [2]
New Hope Coal the owners of the mine, were to cease operations sometime around 2009. [3] However mining activity continued through to 2013 due to higher prices for coal. [2] The mine was officially closed on 25 January 2013. [4]