Centurion Mine

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Centurion Mine is an operating coal mine in Moranbah, Queensland, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Centurion Mine	Moranbah, Queensland, Australia	-21.65251828, 147.9823228 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:

Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	Recommission	2024	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
37.5	0.498548	2025	Underground	Longwall	–	500*	500

Table 4: Coal resources and destination

Total Reserves (Mt)	Year of Total Reserves Recorded	Total Resources (Mt)	Coalfield	Coal Type	Coal Grade	Primary Consumer/ Destination
141	2025	–	–	Bituminous	Met	Terminal (Export)

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Peabody Energy [100.0%]	Peabody Energy	USA

Reported Methane Emissions Data

Global Energy Monitor collates facility-scale methane emissions data reported by government and company sources collected in a systematic fashion. This mine is associated with the following methane emissions reports:

Table 6: Methane emissions

Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CO2 equivalent)	Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CH4)	Year of Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions	Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes) Reference	Reference type
16.02578571428571	1330.140214	2024-25	​	national government data

Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.

Reported Methane Emissions Data

Global Energy Monitor collates facility-scale methane emissions data reported by government and company sources collected in a systematic fashion. This mine is associated with the following methane emissions reports:

Table 6: Methane emissions

Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CO2 equivalent)	Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CH4)	Year of Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions	Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes) Reference	Reference type
16.026	1330.14	2024-25	​	national government data

Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2026 release.

Ownership Tree

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Coal Mine Boundaries and Methane Sources

Global Energy Monitor researchers have identified coal mine boundary/boundaries and potential sources of coal mine methane (CMM) for this mine. These research results can be used to drive CMM attribution and mitigation efforts, particularly when combined with remotely sensed methane plume locations and mine ownership data. Explore the results with the embedded map at the top of this page by clicking on the mine boundary polygon or the CMM placemarkers to reveal more details. A detailed description of this research can be found in Coal Mine Boundaries and Methane Sources. This data is also available as a downloadable companion dataset to the Global Coal Mine Tracker and the Global Methane Emitters Tracker.

Table SMP1: Coal mine boundaries and methane sources data

ID	Mine feature category	Mine feature subcategory	Description	Coordinates precision	Data source date
M4352.B1	mine boundary	underground	Centurion Mine total mining lease(s) boundary	extracted	2024-11-07 00:00:00
M4352.P1	ventilation system	shaft	H9 Shaft	extracted	2023-01-07 00:00:00
M4352.P2	ventilation system	shaft	H40 Shaft (possibly out of commission)	extracted	2016, 2018, 2020, 2023
M4352.P3	other	slope access or production shaft	"Drift entry" (personnel and materials)	extracted	2023-01-07 00:00:00
M4352.P4	other	slope access or production shaft	"Conveyor drift," or sloped conveyor access	extracted	2023-01-07 00:00:00
M4352.P5	other	preparation plant	Coal handling and preparation plant	reported	2024-02-23 00:00:00
M4352.P6	ventilation system	vent	Vent or intake 1	extracted	2023-01-01 00:00:00
M4352.P7	ventilation system	vent	Vent or intake 2	extracted	2023-01-01 00:00:00
M4352.P8	ventilation system	vent	Vent or intake 3	extracted	2023-01-01 00:00:00

Table SMP2: Coal mine boundaries and methane sources data (continued)

Coal mine boundaries and methane sources were last researched for this mine on Jun 26, 2025

ID	Notes
M4352.B1	The original mining lease (ML 6949) and two extension mining leases (ML1790 and ML70495) comprise the total mining lease boundary. The three relevant mining leases under of Centurion Mine were confirmed in the executive summary on page ii of the Peabody document from Nov 7 2024, https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://www.peabodyenergy.com/Peabody/media/MediaLibrary/Operations/Australia%20Mining/Queensland%20Mining/North%20Goonyella%20Mine/Exploration-activities_ML1790_ML70495_EA-100658735-Centurion-North-Amendment-IR-Response.pdf, and the mining leases were identified and extracted from Figure 3.1 on page 28. The area of the mine boundary is 68 sq km.
M4352.P1	The shaft was identified in a Table 13-1 Ventilation Facilities 2024 of the Technical Report Summary of Centurion Mine, https://web.archive.org/save/https://minedocs.com/28/Centurion-TR-10152024.pdf, from Oct 15 2024. The approximate location of the shaft was identified in a Peabody layout map, North Goonyella Coal Mine: Segmenting of Multiple Zones, https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.peabodyenergy.com/Peabody/media/MediaLibrary/Operations/Australia%20Mining/Queensland%20Mining/North%20Goonyella%20Mine/NG-Map.pdf ), and the exact coordinates were extracted manually from Google Earth Pro imagery.
M4352.P2	The shaft was identified in a Table 13-1 Ventilation Facilities 2024 of the Technical Report Summary of Centurion Mine, https://web.archive.org/save/https://minedocs.com/28/Centurion-TR-10152024.pdf, from Oct 15 2024. The approximate location of the shaft was identified in a Peabody layout map, North Goonyella Coal Mine: Segmenting of Multiple Zones, https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.peabodyenergy.com/Peabody/media/MediaLibrary/Operations/Australia%20Mining/Queensland%20Mining/North%20Goonyella%20Mine/NG-Map.pdf ), and the exact coordinates were extracted manually from Google Earth Pro imagery. Satellite imagery was compared over time, and the shaft appears to now be decomissioned or sealed.
M4352.P3	The approximate location of the "drift" entry, or slope access, was reported in Table 3-1. Mine Facility Coordinates (GDA94 / MGA Zone 55) of the 2024 Technical Report Summary of Centurion Mine, https://web.archive.org/web/20250624190227/https://minedocs.com/28/Centurion-TR-10152024.pdf, and the precise coordinates were then extracted using Google Earth Pro satellite imagery.
M4352.P4	The sloped production access shaft, or "conveyor drift," was identified in a 2024 Technical Report Summary of Centurion Mine in Table 3-1. Mine Facility Coordinates (GDA94 / MGA Zone 55), https://web.archive.org/web/20250624190227/https://minedocs.com/28/Centurion-TR-10152024.pdf, and the approximate location was identified in a Peabody layout map of North Goonyella Coal Mine: Segmenting of Multiple Zones, https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.peabodyenergy.com/Peabody/media/MediaLibrary/Operations/Australia%20Mining/Queensland%20Mining/North%20Goonyella%20Mine/NG-Map.pdf. The exact coordinates were extracted using Google Earth Pro imagery.
M4352.P5	The exact location of the CHPP was reported in Table 3-1. Mine Facility Coordinates (GDA94 / MGA Zone 55) of the 2024 Technical Report Summary of Centurion Mine, https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1064728/000106472824000021/btu_20231231xex963.htm#ib4adb34088ab40218719f05e8df6e9be_10, and the converted coordinates were confirmed to be accurate using Google Earth Pro satellite imagery.
M4352.P6	The vent (or possible intake) was identified using visual analysis of Google Earth Pro imagery. The vent is adjacent to a reported "drift entry," which appears to be a sloped access for workers and materials to enter the mine.
M4352.P7	The vent (or possible intake) was identified using visual analysis of Google Earth Pro imagery. The vent is adjacent to a reported "drift entry," which appears to be a sloped access for workers and materials to enter the mine.
M4352.P8	The vent (or possible intake) is adjacent and likely attached to a sloped conveyor access to the mine. The vent was identified using visual analysis of Google Earth Pro imagery.

Methane Plumes Detected Nearby

Global Energy Monitor researchers analyze satellite-detected methane plumes in order to determine whether they have been observed at or near the site of GEM energy assets. The satellite data provider creates imagery of individual methane plumes and estimates their emission rates at the time of observation. GEM has reviewed many of these plume detections against Google Earth imagery and GEM’s own energy infrastructure tracker data. The following table lists methane plumes which are associated with the energy asset or facility based on distance and manual review. (A full description of the analysis process is available in the Global Methane Emitters Tracker methodology wiki page.)

Table M1: Plume details

For additional details on this individual plume identification and others, see the Global Methane Emitters Tracker.

Observation date	Satellite data provider	Location of plume origin	Methane emissions rate	Additional plume information
2025-03-01T00:39:01+00	CarbonMapper, tan20250301t003901c00s4001-A	-21.6597, 147.9689	1182.622 kg/hr	Queensland State Methane Observation 2025-03-01, 1
2025-04-21T00:58:32+00	CarbonMapper, tan20250421t005832c00s4001-A	-21.6602, 147.969	866.5596 kg/hr	Queensland State Methane Observation 2025-04-21, 1

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