Location
The Dellworth Exploration Area is located at Ravensworth in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales. Ravensworth is 20 km north of Singleton and 30 km south of Muswellbrook.
Ownership
The holder of the Dellworth Exploration Area's tenement is Dellworth Pty Limited which is owned by Republic Coal (12.75%), NuCoal Resources (49%) and three other private companies (12.75% each).
Tenements
The Dellworth Exploration Area comprises exploration licence EL 6594 which covers an area of 13 km2.
Geology
The Wittingham Coal Measures are present throughout the region in which the Dellworth Exploration Area is located.
The target seams are the Bayswater Seam and the overlying Ravensworth Seam. These seams are present as 'remnant' coal throughout the Dellworth Exploration Area.
Exploration
The Dellworth Exploration Area is located in an area which has been the subject of significant exploration and mining. In particular, information from the former Ravensworth mine and recent drilling has confirmed the presence of the target seams.