Kirby's Hill Scout Drilling Results for Coal Seam Assessment

A scout drilling campaign investigated approximately 200 acres in the Western Coalfield of New South Wales. The Bureau conducted the work to determine the suitability of the Lithgow and Irondale Seams for open cut exploitation. Results are published by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Assess coal seam thickness and continuity based on scout drilling results
• Evaluate the economic potential of the Lithgow and Irondale Seams for open-cut mining
• Model subsurface geology where Coal Measure rocks rest on Upper Marine beds
• Study the westernmost exposures of the Upper Coal measures in the Cullen Bullen parish

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific 200-acre area in the parish of Cullen Bullen
• Targets two named coal seams (Lithgow and Irondale) for a defined purpose (open cut exploitation)
• Describes a maximum of about 300 feet of Coal Measure rocks at Kirby's Hill

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Scout drilling campaign conducted by the Bureau

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 08:04:55.559357; freshness should be verified

Geography

Kirby's Hill and Tyldesley - Ben Bullen area, Western Coalfield, New South Wales, Australia