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The Collinsville Coal Mine is a coal mine located near Collinsville in Central Queensland, Australia. The open-cut mine lies in the northern Bowen Basin.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Collinsville Coal )〕 Collinsville produces coking and steaming coal for both domestic use and export. Exports leave the country via Abbot Point.〔 The mine has coal reserves amounting to 196 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Asia and the world. Collinsville has an annual production capacity of 6 million tonnes of coal. ==History== Mining began at the site in 1919.〔 In 1954, seven miners lives were lost at the mine. A mining heritage centre was opened 50 years later to commemorate the disaster. Mount Isa Mines (MIM) gained a controlling interest in 1972.〔 In 2003, MIM was purchased by Xstrata.〔 Management of the mine was continued by Thiess until early 2013. In July 2013, more than 300 workers were dismissed in an effort to return the mine to profitability. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Collinsville coal mine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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