0ead001b-11a8-4511-8250-1c7f7d37cdfb urn:uuid eng UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2025-10-17T02:18:51 creation ISO 19115 2016 Open cut coal programme-Newcastle region, Buchanan area Drilling results 0ead001b-11a8-4511-8250-1c7f7d37cdfb A total of 22 "testing and defining" rotary cored drill holes were drilled by the Bureau and J. McD. Royle Ltd., contractor to the Bureau, during the prospecting for reserves of open-cut coal in the Tomago Stage of the Upper Coal Measures near Buchanan. These 22 holes involved 3640 ft. of drilling and indicated possible reserves of 4,200,000 tons of coal suitable for mining by underground and open cut methods. The geology of the area, and the operations carried out, including mining, logging, sampling, analysis, and surveying, are discussed. The results of the drilling programme are shown in the accompanying maps, and graphic and bore logs. {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[151.0, -33.0], [152.0, -33.0], [152.0, -32.5], [151.0, -32.5], [151.0, -33.0]]]} 151.0 152.0 -33.0 -32.5 AU-NSW GA Publication Geology Published_External Record commodities mining resource assessment Download the Record (pdf) documentDigital Download the Record (pdf) PDF Unnamed resource documentDigital HTML