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Data as at 12 November 2026 · from Queensland Government mining tenure registers

Queensland mining lease

ML 1771 · SIRIUS CREEK

ML 1771 (SIRIUS CREEK) is a Queensland mining lease held by WHITEHAVEN BLACKWATER PTY LTD (Whitehaven Coal group). Status granted, granted 12 October 1978, expires 30 September 2041. 7,209 ha in the Bowen Basin area. Commodities: Coal. Environmental authority EPML00717813.

Type
Mining lease
Coal or oil shale
Status
Granted
Holder
WHITEHAVEN BLACKWATER PTY LTD
Parent group
Whitehaven Coal
Project or name
SIRIUS CREEK
Purpose
mining coal; also gaseous hydrocarbons (GASHYD)
Lodged
25 September 1970
Granted
12 October 1978
Expires
30 September 2041
Area
7,208.67 hectares (72.1 km²)
Region
Bowen Basin
Commodities
Coal
Native title
Granted before 1 January 1994
Previous references
ML197CLER
Environmental authority
EPML00717813 Granted
Geological Survey data
49 company reports, 2 boreholes within or naming this tenure
Location
-23.93565, 148.88396 (centre)
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