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Open cut coal investigations, Cessnock Muswellbrook region, Parnell's Creek area: completion report

Created 16/10/2025

Updated 09/01/2026

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This report contains an account of the open cut coal investigations in the Cessnock Muswellbrook region. The area herein reported on is of 1.29 square miles, in the Parish of Howick, County of Durham. Twenty-two bore holes were sunk all of which, totalling 2,749 ft., were cored throughout. The conclusions herein reported are the result of field teamwork by two groups of the Bureau of Mineral Resources. The Petroleum Technology Party was responsible for all basic data obtained from boring. The Geological Party was responsible for locating boreholes, topographic surveying and interpreting and recording results inferred from the basic data. In addition, draughting, map compilation, and petrological and palaeontological determinations were carried out.

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Title Open cut coal investigations, Cessnock Muswellbrook region, Parnell's Creek area: completion report
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/03022a2b-cf11-4b7a-aa54-a097fc23f0cc
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Reference Period 19/11/2025
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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}
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Open cut coal investigations, Cessnock Muswellbrook region, Parnell's Creek area: completion report". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/open-cut-coal-investigations-cessnock-muswellbrook-region-parnells-creek-area-completion-report