 At the same time, by the end of 1919, a further nineteen leases had been forfeited to the State for non-payment of rent, and the surviving syndicates had amalgamated to form the Bowen Consolidated Coal Mining Company which established the Bowen Consolidated Colliery in Scottville.Most of the basin's open cut and underground coal mines are located in the north.The basin had 48 operational coal mines in August 2011.