Kirby's Hill and Tyldesley - Ben Bullen area, Western Coalfield: results of scout drilling

Created 23/01/2026

Updated 23/01/2026

This statement gives the results of a scout drilling campaign conducted by the Bureau at the Kirby's Hill Area of the Western Coalfield of New South Wales. The area investigated comprises approximately 200 acres of the parish of Cullen Bullen in the County of Roxburgh. At Kirby's Hill itself a maximum of about 300 feet of Coal Measure rocks rests on Upper Marine beds, and this is one of the most westerly exposures of the Upper Coal measures. The purpose of scout drilling was to determine the suitability of the Lithgow and Irondale Seams for open cut exploitation.

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Title Kirby's Hill and Tyldesley - Ben Bullen area, Western Coalfield: results of scout drilling
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/80a15528-1df6-4e41-9b4b-34f8a26a9bb1
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Australian Ocean Data Network
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 19/11/2025
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Kirby's Hill and Tyldesley - Ben Bullen area, Western Coalfield: results of scout drilling". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/kirbys-hill-and-tyldesley-ben-bullen-area-western-coalfield-results-of-scout-drilling5