Zanthus Lignite Project

{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-WesternAustraliacoal}}The Zanthus Lignite Project is a lignite deposit located 240 kilometres north east of Esperance and to the west of Norseman.

Approximate location only

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Background

The deposit has an inferred resource of 350 million tonnes. The deposit is Zanthus Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackham Resources, a holds the exploration title to the deposit.

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