The Dawson coal mine is an open-cut coal mine south-east of Moura in Central Queensland, Australia.
[2] Anglo American has owned the mine since mid-2002.
The mine was the first to export a shipment of Queensland's coking coal to Japan.
[2] It was also the first mine to introduce draglines into its operation in 1963.
[1] Dawson coal mine has implemented an extensive rehabilitation program.