Oaklands-Coorabin coalfield - preliminary report

Created 16/10/2025

Updated 16/10/2025

Oaklands is situated about 55 miles north-west of Albury and is about 35 miles from the Murray River. Boring and shaft sinking operations, the results of which are set out in the above reports [see record], have revealed a sequence of sands and clays overlying a coal seam. The maximum proved thickness of sediments is 559 feet, but bedrock has not been reached and the depth thereto is not known. The upper beds of sands and clays are probably Tertiary or younger; the coal seam itself is Permian, but the point of contact between these sediments, though so very different in age, is not known. Aspects concerning the coalfield are discussed in this report including proven coal resources, structure of the field, and economic considerations.

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Title Oaklands-Coorabin coalfield - preliminary report
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/af3432da-71a2-4a62-ad7d-1b54a644794e
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Reference Period 20/04/2018
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Oaklands-Coorabin coalfield - preliminary report". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/oaklands-coorabin-coalfield-preliminary-report