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    The Galilee Basin is a large inland geological basin in the western Queensland region of Australia. The Galilee Basin is part of a larger Carboniferous to Mid-Triassic basin system that contains the Cooper Basin, situated towards the south-west of the Galilee Basin, and the Bowen Basin to the east. The … See more

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    The Galilee Basin spans elements of the upper Lake Eyre drainage catchment, Bulloo river basin and Murray–Darling Basin and the adjacent eastern highlands. The… See more

    The Galilee Basin covers 14 local government areas; Barcaldine; Barcoo; Blackall-Tambo; Central Highlands; Charters Towers See more

    The Galilee Basin has a diversity of ecological communities and species as a consequence of the interactions between its large area, … See more

    The Galilee Basin straddles the Great Dividing Range and encompasses the headwaters of seven major river basins. The Thompson river and Barcoo river of the Cooper Creek … See more

    There are numerous suggestions of the origin of the Galilee Basin. Vine (1976) proposed downwarping, however Evans (1980) have suggested pull-apart basin related to shearing. Jackson et al. (1981) has suggested the basin was created from… See more

    The Nebine Ridge and Springsure Shelf are structural highs that separate the Galilee Basin from the Bowen Basin to the south east. The Canaway Ridge separates the Galilee Basin … See more

    The Galilee Basin contains deposits of thermal coal and has been described as Australia's newest mining province. There are currently no … See more

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    The definition of Galilee varies depending on the period, author, and point of view (geological, geographical, administrative). Ancient Galilee consisted in broad terms of the Upper and Lower Galilee. Today the northwestern part of the Upper Galilee is in Southern Lebanon, with the rest being in Israel. The Israeli Galilee is often divided into these subregions, which often overlap:
    • Upper Galilee extends from the Beit HaKerem Valley northwards into southern Lebanon. Its eas…

  2. After Adani: whatever happened to Queensland’s Galilee basin …

    WebJan 8, 2022 · Queensland’s huge untapped Galilee coal basin was touted as a jobs and revenue bonanza by its supporters, with the potential to liberate hundreds of millions of …

  3. WebThe Galilee Basin is a 247,000 square kilometre thermal coal basin in central Queensland. It is located about 200 kilometres west of the Bowen Basin, extending north past …

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    Where is the Galilee Basin?The Galilee Basin is a 247,000 square kilometre thermal coal basin in central Queensland. It is located about 200 kilometres west of the Bowen Basin, extending north past Hughenden, south to Charleville and west beyond Winton and Middleton.
    www.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/coordinator-general/st…
    What is the Galilee subregion?The assessment is being undertaken in collaboration with the Queensland Government, which contributed funding to support this work. The Galilee subregion is part of the Lake Eyre Basin bioregion and is entirely within Queensland. It extends westwards across the Great Dividing Range and into the Lake Eyre drainage basin.
    www.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/assessments/galile…
    How much coal will be dug out of the Galilee Basin?Altogether, if all the current proposed mines in the Galilee Basin go ahead, a total of more than 300 Mt of coal will be dug out of the area every year. That would amount to an increase of Queensland’s coal production by around 150%. Why be concerned?
    theconversation.com/why-the-galilee-basin-is-worth-worry…
    What is the Galilee Basin State Development Area (SDA)?Declared in June 2014, the 105,996-hectare Galilee Basin State Development Area (SDA) comprises two 500-metre wide corridors from the Galilee Basin to the Port of Abbot Point. The Galilee Basin is a 247,000 square kilometre thermal coal basin in central Queensland.
    www.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/coordinator-general/st…
  5. WebNov 28, 2012 · The Galilee Basin is a massive Queensland coal basin on the verge of being opened up for the first time. If it goes ahead as …

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    • WebThe Galilee subregion is part of the Lake Eyre Basin bioregion and is entirely within Queensland. It extends westwards across the Great Dividing Range and into the Lake Eyre drainage basin. The subregion is sparsely …

    • ‘Highly implausible’ that new Galilee Basin coalmines would be ...

      WebMay 27, 2022 · Any new coalmines in Australia’s Galilee Basin, including Adani’s Carmichael mine, will not be economically viable in the long run under even the most …

    • WebSep 23, 2021 · About nine petajoules, or nine quadrillion joules, of coal-seam gas is produced from the North Bowen and Galilee basins per year, but there are an estimated …

    • WebMar 27, 2020 · The Galilee Coal Project is located in the Galilee Basin near Alpha in Central Queensland, Australia. The project is an integrated coal project has the right to …

    • WebThe Galilee subregion is defined by the mapped extent of the geological Galilee Basin, a large coal-bearing basin containing rocks of Late Carboniferous to mid Triassic age (i.e. deposited from about 323 to 238 …

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