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

Queensland mining lease

ML 1978 · KESTREL

ML 1978 (KESTREL) is a Queensland mining lease held by KESTREL COAL RESOURCES PTY LTD (Yancoal Australia group). Status granted, granted 12 April 1990, expires 30 April 2041. 5,839 ha in the Bowen Basin area. Commodities: Coal. Environmental authority EPML00693413.

Type
Mining lease
Coal or oil shale
Status
Granted
Holder
KESTREL COAL RESOURCES PTY LTD
Parent group
Yancoal Australia (known subsidiary)
Project or name
KESTREL
Purpose
mining coal; also stockpile (STKPIL), tailings or settling dam (TAILDM), transport (conveyor or vehicles) (TRANSP), workshop, machinery or storage (WORKSH)
Lodged
6 February 1985
Granted
12 April 1990
Expires
30 April 2041
Area
5,839.00 hectares (58.4 km²)
Region
Bowen Basin
Commodities
Coal
Native title
Granted before 1 January 1994
Previous references
ML2251CLER
Environmental authority
EPML00693413 Granted
Geological Survey data
32 company reports, 10 boreholes within or naming this tenure
Location
-23.26525, 148.36236 (centre)
Map
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