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The quantity of a resource is necessarily conservative, for until one has prospected in detail, the real resource is not known.
That aside, NZ has about 7 000 000 000 tonnes of coal in NZ of which about 71% are in Southland. The only bituminous coals lie on the west coast of the South island.
In teara.govt.nz is comprehensive information on these reserves.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoMajor uses of coal in New Zealand are steel-making, industrial heating, domestic heating, and electricity generation.
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∙ 14y agoCoal seams in NZ are usually very visible on the surface, the most prolific of which are on the upper West Coast of the South Island. Almost all the area can be mined for coal.
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Most of our oil wells are just off shore so mostly it is done via core samples.
Forty three people were killed in a coal mine in which place in New Zealand?
huntly
What are New Zealand's resources?
New Zealand has a wide variety of natural resources. These include natural gas, sand, iron ore, timber, hydro-power, gold, limestone and coal.
What are the chief products in New Zealand?
Timber, unfortuntaely mainly as unprocessed logs; wool; wine; coal; fruit & vegetables; wine; Meats.
What is the New Zealand and Australian currency?
New Zealand and Australia have distinct currencies. Australia has the Australian Dollar and New Zealand has the New Zealand Dollar. They are not interchangeable or usable in both countries and they have differing values.
How is oil prospected in New Zealand?
Most of our oil wells are just off shore so mostly it is done via core samples.
Where can coal be found in New Zealand?
Coal is mostly found on the West Coast of NZ's Upper South Island.
What is mined in New Zealand?
Coal, gold, limestone, road gravel, marble.
Forty three people were killed in a coal mine in which place in New Zealand?
huntly
What are New Zealand's resources?
New Zealand has a wide variety of natural resources. These include natural gas, sand, iron ore, timber, hydro-power, gold, limestone and coal.
43 people were killed in a coal mine?
12th of september, 1914, at Huntly, New Zealand
Why did a large number of Chinese come to new zealand in the 1880's?
For the coal/gold mining
Where on earth is coal found?
United States. Russia, China, New Zealand/Australia, and India
What were the consequences of rapid population growth in the twentieth century?
migration to Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand an increase in the use of coal the growth of cities
What has the author AM Sherwood written?
A.M Sherwood has written: 'An outline of the geology of New Zealand coalfields' -- subject(s): Coal, Reserves, Geology, Coal mines and mining
What is found on the west coast new zealand?
Gold, coal, ironsand, greenstone (pounamu), good food and great folk.
43 people killed coal mine place?
Ralph's Mine, Huntly, Waikato, New Zealand, on 12th september, 1914.
