What this report is for

The world-scale coking-coal basin of central Queensland. This page begins with what is actually present in the published register, then points back to the authorities behind those records.

At review date the group comprises 53 operating, 10 in development, 2 care & maintenance. A status is the latest value ingested from the cited release; it should be rechecked with the issuer before operational, commercial or travel decisions.

The most frequently recorded commodities in this reading set are Coal (65). A count is a count of records, not tonnes, output or economic importance.

Boundary note: The map uses a deliberately conservative internal orientation box, not a statutory regional boundary.

How to continue the district search

Bowen Basin is associated in this editorial taxonomy with Coal. Treat that list as a subject guide, not a resource estimate or site assignment.

Open the Geological Survey of Queensland, search the district name and then switch on the current mines, deposits, geology and open-file report layers relevant to the question. Record the dataset title and retrieval date before citing a result.

Register map

The map makes distribution legible without implying a tenure boundary. Hover a point to identify the record; use the working list for the full source page.

Bowen Basin: mining and quarrying field guide65 plotted records
BlackwaterBlair AtholBluffBroadleaBroadmeadowBroadmeadowBroadmeadow EastBurtonByerwenCapcoal - AquilaCapcoal ComplexCapcoal open-cutCapcoal undergroundCarborough DownsCarborough Downs (GA Estimates)Caval RidgeCenturionClermontCook and Cook NorthCoppabellaCrinumCurraghCurragh NorthDauniaDysart EastEagle DownsEastern CreekEnshamFairhillFoxleighGerman Creek EastGoonyella RiversideGregoryGrosvenorHail CreekHillalong (MDL 324)Ironbark No.1Isaac Plains ComplexJellinbah EastKestrelLake LindsayLake VermontLentonMiddlemountMillenniumMinyangoMoorvaleMoranbah NorthNewlands, Suttor, Eastern (RCM), Newlands OCOaky CreekOlive Downs Coking Coal ComplexOrion DownsPeak DownsPoitrelRollestonSarajiSaraji SouthSouth Walker CreekSpringsure CreekSuttor CreekVulcanWashpoolWiltonWollombiYarrabee
Orientation only. Points are source coordinates for published records; they are not tenure, access or regional boundaries.

Working list

65 records
BlackwaterMine · QLD · OperatingCoalBlair AtholMine · QLD · OperatingCoalBluffMine · QLD · OperatingCoalBroadleaMine · QLD · OperatingCoalBroadmeadowMine · QLD · OperatingCoalBroadmeadowMine · QLD · OperatingCoalBroadmeadow EastMine · QLD · OperatingCoalBurtonMine · QLD · OperatingCoalByerwenMine · QLD · OperatingCoalCapcoal - AquilaMine · QLD · Care & maintenanceCoalCapcoal ComplexMine · QLD · OperatingCoalCapcoal open-cutMine · QLD · OperatingCoalCapcoal undergroundMine · QLD · OperatingCoalCarborough DownsMine · QLD · OperatingCoalCarborough Downs (GA Estimates)Mine · QLD · OperatingCoalCaval RidgeMine · QLD · OperatingCoalCenturionMine · QLD · In developmentCoalClermontMine · QLD · OperatingCoalCook and Cook NorthMine · QLD · OperatingCoalCoppabellaMine · QLD · OperatingCoalCrinumMine · QLD · Care & maintenanceCoalCurraghMine · QLD · OperatingCoalCurragh NorthMine · QLD · OperatingCoalDauniaMine · QLD · OperatingCoalDysart EastMine · QLD · In developmentCoalEagle DownsMine · QLD · In developmentCoalEastern CreekMine · QLD · OperatingCoalEnshamMine · QLD · OperatingCoalFairhillMine · QLD · In developmentCoalFoxleighMine · QLD · OperatingCoal

This reading list shows the first 30 alphabetically; the linked commodity or state index carries the remainder.

Sources and continuation points

  1. Geoscience Australia — OZMIN (EarthResourceML-Lite WFS)CC BY 3.0 AU · retrieved 2026-08-24
  2. Geological Survey of QueenslandLinked authority reference; no additional data ingested · retrieved 2026-08-24

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