Collinsville Jobs

Collinsville, which is located 1245 km north of Brisbane and 87 km south-west of the coastal town of Bowen, is a mining town Bowen Basin region of Queensland, Australia. It is a part of Whitsunday region. Originally the town was called 'Moongunya' which means place of coal. It was renamed Collinsville in September 1921 after Charles Collins, the labor MLA for Bowen from 1915 to 1936.

During the early 1866, Collinsville was recognised as a potential coalfield, when the area became known as the Bowen River Coalfield. In 1919, the Bowen Consolidated Coal Mines Limited (BCCM) was formed to become one of two mining interests at Collinsville, the other being the government-owned State Mine. At that time, coal was mainly used by the railway, for steam generation in local industries, and as bunkering coal for the Bowen Harbour Board.

The Collinsville state mine was closed in 1960 by the Queensland government and claimed that the mine is experiencing many resistances from militant trade unions. The mine was sold to Private organization in Japan, that provides the town a strong economic support. At present, Collinsville produces over one million tonnes of coal per annum.

Collinsville's coking coal is by open cut mining. Open cut and CHM mining occurs in four separate production areas - Scott Denison West, Scott Denison North, Garrick East and Garrick West.

The Collinsville operation can produce a wide range of coal products due to variability in coal seam quality between seams and across the lease. Thermal coal is supplied to various customers in Europe and Asia. North Queensland customers also use Collinsville thermal coal mainly for the generation of electricity.

Collinsville is the most northerly operating coal mine in Australia. Mining operations cover an area 11 kilometres from east to west and six kilometres north to south. The coal occurs in a series of seams that outcrop close to the northern and western limits of the leases. These include the Blake, Bowen, Potts, Scott, Denison and Garrick seams.

Mining at Collinsville is undertaken by Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd.

The majority of Collinsville Coal Company's workforce and their families live in the nearby towns of Collinsville and Scottville where many families have lived for several generations. Community services include a hospital and medical centre, an ambulance station, a high school, primary schools, council offices, a library and a modern Community Centre.

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