Which 3 of the following are true statistics about the coal deposits at Huntly East?

1. The coal mined here is the best quality coal found anywhere in NZ
2. There are enough coal deposits to allow mining for another 15 years
3. The main coal seam is called the Kupakupa seam
4. This coal seam is 40 m thick
5. The coal seam is affected by faulting
6. The coal was formed 75 million years ago
7. The coal produces lots of ash and sulphur on burning

Which 3 of the following are true about the mining operations at Huntly East?

1. Mining started here in the 1970s
2. It is an open cast mine
3. The mine is privately owned by Solid Energy
4. The mine employs over 1000 local people
5. This was the first mine opened in the Huntly region
6. Mining operations here are very mechanised using continous miners

Which 3 of the following are true about the coal mined at Huntly East?

1. The mine produces nearly 500,000 tonnes of coal a year
2. Most of this coal is sent to Lyttelton for export.
3. Most of the coal is exported to Japan
4. Most of the coal is used to make steel
5. Most of the coal is sent to market by train
6. The mine was closed following an explosion in 2001

Which 4 of the following are true about the future of the Huntly East mine?

1. The most easily accessible deposits have been mined
2. Future mining will require shafts to go deeper
3. Because they need to go deeper, mining is likely to be more expensive in future
4. There is enough coal present to allow mining until 2040
5. The coal seams dip sharply towards the East meaning that this is the area of deepest shafts
6. The mine is likely to become more mechanised in the future to make it safer

Which 3 of the following are true about the location of the mine?

1. The mine lies mainly to the East of the Waikato river
2. Entry to the mine is therefore east of the river
3. The mine lies South of Huntly
4. The mine lies SE of Glenbrook steel works
5. The Glenbrook steelworks are approx. 150 km away
6. The mine lies NW of Hamilton