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

Queensland mining lease

ML 70109 · BURTON

ML 70109 (BURTON) is a Queensland mining lease held by NEW LENTON COAL PTY LTD (Argo Natural Resources group). Status granted (renewal lodged), granted 14 December 1995, expires 31 December 2022. 5,078 ha in the Bowen Basin area. Commodities: Coal. Environmental authority EA0001002.

Type
Mining lease
Coal or oil shale
Status
Granted (renewal lodged)
Holder
NEW LENTON COAL PTY LTD
Parent group
Argo Natural Resources (known subsidiary)
Project or name
BURTON
Purpose
mining coal; also living quarters or camp (LIVQTR), loading facilities or railway (LOADFA), power lines (POWERL), transport (conveyor or vehicles) (TRANSP)
Lodged
21 December 1994
Granted
14 December 1995
Expires
31 December 2022
Area
5,078.00 hectares (50.8 km²)
Region
Bowen Basin
Commodities
Coal
Native title
Granted before 23 Dec 1996, intermediate period checked
Environmental authority
EA0001002 Granted
Geological Survey data
87 company reports, 4 boreholes within or naming this tenure
Location
-21.7318, 148.19082 (centre)
Map
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