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Coal is Australia's largest export and the industry has been rebuilding after massive open-cut mines were closed by the flooding at the beginning of the year.

Australia's Coal Recovery Sluggish as Fresh Storms Loom James Glynn 2011

Xstrata owns 75% of Wandoan in Queensland state's Surat Basin and is seeking to share development risk with a new strategic partner, which would also earn offtake rights to at least a fifth of the thermal coal produced from the open-cut mine, the person said.

Xstrata May Sell Stake in $6.4 Billion Coal Project David Winning 2012

As for mining the Moon ... don't want to see it end up looking like one big open-cut mine!

Dennis Wingo - Why Space? Why Now? - NASA Watch 2009

SYDNEY—As worries grow that the expansion of open-cut coal mining is damaging Australia's agriculture base, opposition and Greens lawmakers said Wednesday they want stricter curbs on foreign investment in the farming sector.

Australia Parties Take Up Farmland Cause Enda Curran 2011

Keith open-cut mine and concentrator, the Leinster underground mines and concentrator, as well as the Kalgoorlie smelter.

BHP to Cut Jobs at Nickel Unit in Australia Robb M. Stewart 2012

The flooding of large open-cut coal mines last year stalled Australia's commodity-based economy in the first quarter of 2011, a setback that has resulted in a year-long recovery.

Queensland Town Evacuated Amid Fresh Flood Fears James Glynn 2012

SYDNEY—As worries grow that the expansion of open-cut coal mining is damaging Australia's agriculture base, opposition and Greens lawmakers said Wednesday they want stricter curbs on foreign investment in the farming sector.

Australia Parties Take Up Farmland Cause Enda Curran 2011

Flooding and a cyclone that knocked out mines in Queensland drove down coal exports by 27% in the quarter as open-cut coal mines filled with water and key rail lines were washed away.

Australia Economy Contracts in First Quarter James Glynn 2011

More than a century on, the "Golden Mile" is still yielding riches, mainly from the so-called Super Pit, an enormous open-cut mine created from scores of underground shafts.

Australia Mining Pit, Visible From Space, Threatens To Swallow Town 2010

It resembled an open-cut mine, at least seven stories deep, with a broad earthen ramp running down into it.

THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010