Data as at 12 November 2026 · from Queensland Government mining tenure registers
Queensland mining lease
ML 70478 · GOONYELLA WEST NO 1
ML 70478 (GOONYELLA WEST NO 1) is a Queensland mining lease held by BHP COAL PTY LTD (BHP group). Status granted, granted 27 November 2015, expires 30 November 2036. 425 ha in the Bowen Basin area. Commodities: Coal. Environmental authority EPML00853413.
- Type
- Mining lease
Coal or oil shale - Status
- Granted
- Holder
- BHP COAL PTY LTD
- Parent group
- BHP (known subsidiary)
- Project or name
- GOONYELLA WEST NO 1
- Purpose
- mining coal; also living quarters or camp (LIVQTR), mine waste or spoil dumps (MW), power lines (POWERL), stockpile (STKPIL), tailings or settling dam (TAILDM), haul road (TPORT), transport (conveyor or vehicles) (TRANSP), workshop, machinery or storage (WORKSH), water management (WTRMAN)
- Lodged
- 6 September 2012
- Granted
- 27 November 2015
- Expires
- 30 November 2036
- Area
- 425.23 hectares (4.3 km²)
- Region
- Bowen Basin
- Commodities
- Coal
- Native title
- An agreement is reached under a "Section 31" deed
- Environmental authority
- EPML00853413 Granted
- Geological Survey data
- 18 company reports within or naming this tenure
- Location
- -21.80407, 147.9459 (centre)
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