Coal in Australia
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coal-in-australia-164-12283231
title:
Coal in Australia
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Coal is mined in every state of Australia. The largest black coal resources occur in Queensland and New South Wales. About 70% of coal mined in Australia is exported, mostly to eastern Asia, and of the balance most is used in electricity generation. In 2019-20 Australia exported 390 Mt of coal and was the world's largest exporter of metallurgical coal and second largest exporter of thermal coal. While only employing 50,000 mining jobs nationally coal provides a rich revenue stream for government
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_in_Australia
date created:
2007-01-28T02:32:24Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T23:16:48Z
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