Galilee Coal Mine

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Galilee Coal Mine is a shelved coal mine in Jericho, Queensland, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Galilee Coal Mine	Jericho, Queensland, Australia	-23.498536, 145.94229 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Shelved	Pre-Permit	New	2027 (planned)	–

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
10	–	–	Underground & Surface	Mixed	120.0	60.0*	2325.0

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
1100.0	–	7100.0	Galilee	Subbituminous	Thermal	Terminal (Export)

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Waratah Coal Pty Ltd	Mineralogy Pty Ltd [100.0%]	Australia

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

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Background

The Galilee Coal Project, also known as the China First Project, is a proposed coal mine complex, operated by Waratah Coal, set to produce 40 million tonnes per annum near Jericho, Queensland, Australia. The mine complex will include 4 underground mines and 2 surface mines.

In 2022, the Queensland Land Court ruled that the emissions produced by the fuel would threaten human rights. Waratah Coal can appeal the decision in Queensland’s Supreme Court, but in the meantime the project appears to be shelved. The project would produce up to 40 million tonnes per annum of thermal coal and cost $7.5 billion to build and employ 6000 people during construction and 1500 when operating. As of 2019, the project is still listed as proposed and "feasible" by the Australian Government's Office of the Chief Economist and has been approved with conditions by the Queensland government. It is scheduled for operation after 2024.

In February 2023, it was reported that the Galilee Coal Project has no active permits and is effectively cancelled after Waratah Coal dropped its appeal and the Queensland government refused the environmental authority and mining lease following a historic Land Court ruling.

• Sponsor: Waratah Coal
• Parent Company:
• Location: 36 Km North East of Jericho, Queensland, Australia
• GPS Coordinates: -23.498536, 145.942290 (approximate)
• Status: Shelved
• Production Capacity: 40 mtpa
• Total Resource: 7.1 billion tonnes
• Minable Reserves: 1.1 billion tonnes
• Coal type: Thermal
• Mine Size:
• Mine Type: surface, underground
• Start Year: 2024
• Source of Financing:

Contact details

Website: http://www.waratahcoal.com/galilee/GCPNEF.php

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