Overview
The following resources will provide you with:
- Geographical locations of coal mining activity in Australia
- Proximity of mining operations to population centers
- A sense of physical scale of mining operations
Files
Download Google Earth and the "operating_mines.kmz" file to see the location of all the mines in Australia. You can select to view only coal mines in the "places" tab.
googleearthsetup.exe | |
File Size: | 1129 kb |
File Type: | exe |
operating_mines.kmz | |
File Size: | 38 kb |
File Type: | kmz |
Maps
Coal reserves and mines
Geological survey maps of Hunter Valley coal mines
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Coal export terminal locations
Newcastle, NSW
Gladstone, QLD
Port Kembla, NSW
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Hay Point, QLD
Abbot Point, QLD
Brisbane, QLD
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Coal fired power stations and steel mills
interactive_-_fossil_fuel_google_earth_map.kml | |
File Size: | 449 kb |
File Type: | kml |
Photographs
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Scale of mining operations
Coal mines in the Hunter Valley, NSW
Fly over of open cut coal mines in the Hunter Valley, NSW