NSW Mining Coalfields Boundaries and Areas

Five defined coalfields in New South Wales, Australia, showing the names and areas containing large coal deposits. This spatial dataset was defined by the Standing Committee on Coalfield Geology in 1976 and is published by the Department of Regional New South Wales. It was last updated on 2026-05-13.

Use Cases

• Map coal resource distribution based on defined coalfield boundaries.
• Analyze land-use planning constraints based on coalfield locations.
• Conduct regional geological studies based on the 1976 coalfield definitions.

Strengths

• Spatial data shows the location of five defined coalfields.
• Dataset is based on the authoritative 1976 definitions from the Standing Committee on Coalfield Geology.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including WMS, WFS, and ESRI REST.

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 and temporal bias inherent to the 1976 source definitions.

Provenance

Source

Department of Regional New South Wales

Collection Method

Defined by the Standing Committee on Coalfield Geology.

Time Range

Definitions established in 1976.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 05:47:59.328211; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia