Data as at 12 November 2026 · from Queensland Government mining tenure registers
Queensland mining lease
ML 70463 · PEAK DOWNS WEST
ML 70463 (PEAK DOWNS WEST) is a Queensland mining lease held by BHP COAL PTY LTD (BHP group). Status granted, granted 1 April 2014, expires 30 April 2035. 340 ha in the Bowen Basin area. Environmental authority EPML00318213.
- Type
- Mining lease
Coal or oil shale - Status
- Granted
- Holder
- BHP COAL PTY LTD
- Parent group
- BHP (known subsidiary)
- Project or name
- PEAK DOWNS WEST
- Purpose
- power lines (POWERL), processing plant (PROP), stockpile (STKPIL), tailings or settling dam (TAILDM), temporary accommodation (TEMPAC), haul road (TPORT), transport (conveyor or vehicles) (TRANSP), water management (WTRMAN)
- Lodged
- 17 November 2011
- Granted
- 1 April 2014
- Expires
- 30 April 2035
- Area
- 339.60 hectares (3.4 km²)
- Region
- Bowen Basin
- Native title
- A "Section 24MD" agreement
- Environmental authority
- EPML00318213 Granted
- Geological Survey data
- 1 company reports within or naming this tenure
- Location
- -22.23658, 148.1499 (centre)
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