It was first recorded near the Beardmore Glacier by Frank Wild on the Nimrod Expedition, and now low-grade coal is known across many parts of the Transantarctic Mountains.
Inicialmente, foi encontrado por Frank Wild preto do glaciar Beardmore na expedición de Nimrod, e coñécese a existencia de carbón de baixa calidade en moitas partes dos montes Transantárticos.