Where is peat mined

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Donate Now. GeoVic Spatial mapping tool. RRAM portal Manage licences online. Licences near me Resource licences across Victoria. Miner's right Purchase a fossicking permit. Peat Peat is an accumulation of partially decomposed plant debris in a water-saturated, anaerobic environment, that is, a peat bog. Further information Industrial minerals and rocks of Victoria - Geological Survey of Victoria Report Geology of Victoria - Geological Society of Australia To create your own maps online and in real time, plan exploration activities by viewing land status or download GIS data to add to your own maps, visit GeoVic.

Today, industrial peat harvesting involves huge tractors that scrape peat from the surface of bogs. This scraped peat is then collected into bricks. This is called milled peat. Wet bricks of raw peat are pressed to force out water. The bricks are then dried further, using heat or pressure. The bricks are then used as fuel, mostly for heating homes and businesses. Eric Reder. Peatlands protect our climate. We must protect our peatlands.

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