Not exact matches
However an examination of other articles by the same author in Ex Nihilo reveals that, to Snelling 1, everything geological (Ayers Rock, Mt Isa ore
deposits, Bass Strait oil and gas, Queensland
coal deposits,
Great Barrier Reef, etc.,) can be explained as the result of Noah's year - long Flood.
The annual increments for the past few decades have been slightly larger for oil than for
coal, but
coal use has accelerated in the past few years, and in the long run
coal will be the
greatest source because of its larger reserves (discovered
deposits) and estimated resources (
deposits still to be discovered).
Some of Australia's largest
coal deposits are in the Galilee Basin; if the Galilee Basin
coal is to be mined and exported economically it must be shipped out through the
Great Barrier Reef, but this has unacceptable environmental consequences.