Fuel Minerals
Links:
Mineral Resources Tasmania (MRT)
Department of Economic Development and Tourism
University of Tasmania - School of Earth Sciences
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Government Geoscience Portal
Association of Mining and Exploration Companies
Australian Securities Exchange
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cooperative Research Centre for Australian Mineral Exploration Technologies (CRC AMET)
Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRC LEME)
Mining Industry Consultants Association
Predictive Mineral Discovery Cooperative Research Centre
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE)
The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies 2005/2006
The Cornwall Coal Company is the major supplier of coal mined in Tasmania. The company currently mines black coal from underground and open cut mines near St Marys. From there, the product is transported to a washery at Duncan Siding near Fingal, and from the Duncan Colliery at Fingal. The washed coal is transported by rail to the major consumers.
Graph 1: Cornwall Coal Production 1997-2006
Source: Mineral Resources Tasmania, Annual Reviews 1997-98 to 2005-06
For further information see the major companies section of this website.
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