University of Wollongong Research Online
Austar Mine is the first mine in Australia to successfully implement the Longwall Top Coal Caving (LTCC) mining method. The mine is extracting the Greta Seam of 6 m thickness at a depth of approximately 520 m. The main overburden unit is the Branxton Formation which is massive and strong (fine to medium sandstone/silty sandstone/pebbly bands).
