Table 1 Soils types within the mine lease boundaries in the Bowen Basin (derived from Queensland Government 2013a )
From: Novel ecosystems created by coal mines in central Queensland’s Bowen Basin
Soil | Coal mine leases in the Bowen Basin | |
|---|---|---|
Area (ha) | Total mine leases area (%) | |
Chromosols | 16,502 | 4 |
Kandosols | 47,580 | 10 |
Rudosols | 4,302 | 1 |
Sodosols | 141,750 | 32 |
Vertosols | 236,592 | 53 |