West / North Burton
Profile | |
| Joint Venture and Manager | West/North Burton Joint Venture - managed by West Burton Coal Pty Ltd |
Macarthur Coal's interest | 65% |
Tenements | EPCs 682, 708, 1115 and 836 |
| Location | 50 kilometres north-west of Coppabella Mine, west and north of Burton Mine and east of North Goonyella Mine |
Potential ports | Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal and Abbot Point Coal Terminal |
| Coal types | The West/North Burton prospect may be a source of low to medium volatile coking coal, PCI coal and thermal coal from the Rangal Coal Measures and premium hard coking coal from the Moranbah Coal Measures at depth. |
| 2011 activities | Exploration drilling commenced to establish potential underground resources in both the Rangal Coal Measures and Moranbah Coal Measures. A range of options for development are in the early stages of being assessed. |
Project status | West/North Burton has prospects for underground resources. Further drilling is required to establish a JORC resource and to determine the hard coking coal potential of the Moranbah Coal Measures. |
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