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

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Grosvenor Coal Mine Moranbah, Queensland, Australia -21.97420531, 148.0106197 (exact)

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


Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating[1] 2015[1]

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
5[1] 6.942[2] 2024[2] Underground Longwall 500.0* 800.0[3]

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
67.0[4] 2022[4] 390.0[4] Bituminous Met

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Note: To access more comprehensive data on energy ownership, please visit the Global Energy Ownership Tracker.
Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Grosvenor[5] Nippon Steel Corp [5.0%]; Anglo American PLC [88.0%]; small shareholder(s) [7.0%] UK

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
ROM[2] 3.82[2] 6.02[2] 6.2[2] 5.1[2] 0.01[2] 1.99[2] 5.38[2] 6.94[2]

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 7: 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
0.207 17.208 2024-25 [6] 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

This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.

Background

The Grosvenor coal project is an underground coal mine operated by Anglo Coal Australia, a subsidiary of Anglo American, near Moranbah in the northern region of the Bowen Basin in Queensland, Australia.

The mine recently resumed operation following a methane explosion in May 2020.[7] Originally, the coal project had a national commissioning date of 2013, to produce 4.3 million tonnes of hard coking coal. The project would cost $1.1 billion to construct and employ 1000 people during construction and 300 when operating.[8]

On its website, Anglo states that the Grosvenor project is a $AUS1.1 billion project which would produce "up to seven million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of run-of-mine (ROM) coal, which would be processed to produce approximately five Mtpa of coking coal for export." The project would be located next to Anglo's Moranbah North mine. The company states that the project will use the longwall mining method to mine coal with an anticipated mine life in excess of 30 years.[9]

The Grosvenor underground coal mine in Queensland closed following a prolonged methane gas fire in June 2024, with re-entry and inspection activities commencing in 2025 after the mine was unsealed. As of August 2025, no production restart had been reported, and the site’s future remained uncertain amid ongoing safety concerns and a potential sale by the owner.[10]

Mining Accidents

On 6 May 2020, a methane explosion occurred at Grosvenor Mine, injuring six miners.[11] Ultimately, Anglo made the decision to permanently seal the part of the longwall panel where the methane ignition incident occurred.[12] Operations at the mine remained suspended from the incident date to February 2022, during which time mining development activities — such as significant investment in new equipment, and the development of new technologies — took place in an effort to enhance the safe operation of the mine.[13]

  • Operator: Anglo American[14]
  • Owners: Anglo American (88%), Nippon Steel (5%), Mitsui & Co. Ltd (4.75%), Nippon Steel Trading Corporation (1.15%), Shinsho Corporation (0.5%), JFE Mineral Co. Ltd (0.5%)[15]
  • Location: Moranbah, Queensland, Australia[14]
  • Coordinates: -21.97420531, 148.01061967 (exact)
  • Status: Operating
  • Production: 3.03 million tonnes per annum (2022)[16]
  • Total Resources: 390.4 million tonnes (2022)[17]
  • Mineable Reserves: 99 million tonnes (2022)[17]
  • Coal Type: Bituminous (Metallurgical)
  • Mine Type: Underground
  • Start Year: 2016
  • Source of Financing:

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
M0045.B1 mine boundary underground Grosvenor Coal Mine boundary extracted 2024-12-23 00:00:00
M0045.P1 other slope access or production shaft slope or production shaft extracted 2024-10-01 00:00:00
M0045.P2 ventilation system shaft down cast shaft 16 extracted 4/2020 and 10/1/2024
M0045.P3 ventilation system shaft down cast ventilation shaft 4 extracted 4/2020 and 10/1/2024
M0045.P4 ventilation system shaft down ventilation cast shaft 5 extracted 4/2020 and 10/1/2024
M0045.P5 degasification system drainage station drainage station extracted 2024-10-01 00:00:00
M0045.P6 degasification system drainage station drainage station extracted 2024-10-01 00:00:00
M0045.P7 degasification system drainage station drainage station extracted 2024-10-01 00:00:00
M0045.P8 degasification system drainage station drainage station extracted 2024-10-01 00:00:00
M0045.P9 degasification system flare flares and drainage station extracted 2024-09-01 00:00:00
M0045.P10 degasification system flare flare extracted 2024-10-01 00:00:00
M0045.P11 degasification system flare flares extracted 2024-10-01 00:00:00
M0045.P12 degasification system flare flares station extracted 2024-10-01 00:00:00
M0045.P13 degasification system drainage station gas drainage station extracted 2024-10-01 00:00:00
M0045.P14 degasification system gas well gas well extracted 9-10 2024
M0045.P15 degasification system gas well gas well extracted 9-10 2024
M0045.P16 degasification system gas well gas well extracted 9-10 2024
M0045.P17 degasification system gas well gas well extracted 9-10 2024
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M0045.P136 degasification system gas well gas well or shaft extracted 9-10 2024
M0045.P137 ventilation system shaft ventilation shaft extracted 2024-10-01 00:00:00
M0045.P138 ventilation system shaft upcast ventilation shaft 6 extracted 4/2020 and 10/1/2024
M0045.P139 ventilation system shaft ventilation shaft extracted 2024-09-01 00:00:00
M0045.P140 degasification system gas well gas well extracted 2024-09-01 00:00:00
M0045.P141 ventilation system shaft ventilation shaft extracted 2024-09-01 00:00:00
M0045.P142 degasification system gas to electric station EDL Grosvenor power station extracted 2024-10-01 00:00:00
M0045.P143 degasification system drainage station drainage station extracted 2024-10-01 00:00:00
M0045.P144 degasification system flare flare extracted 2024-10-01 00:00:00
M0045.P145 degasification system flare flares extracted 2024-10-01 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 Sep 23, 2025
ID Notes
M0045.B1 The boundary was derived from permits ML 70378 and EPC 1454 found in the Queensland Mining Leases dataset, https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/queensland-mining-and-exploration-tenure-series/resource/f87794b8-7b9a-4732-89bb-56ccb2228d27. The mining lease ML 70378 was corroborated against Figure 1 Moranbah Township and Grosvenor Mine Plan on page 7 of GROSVENOR COAL MINE Underground Operations PLN – Grosvenor Mine Overview issues 11/11/2015, https://web.archive.org/web/20250327195920/https://www.coalminesinquiry.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/1620996/AGM.002.001.0818-Grosvenor-Mine-Overview-Plan.pdf. The 70378 permit was granted June 2012 and expires June 2047. The adjacent exploratory permit EPC 1454 (permit holder name : ANGLO COAL (GROSVENOR) PTY LTD) is also included in the boundary. The area of the 2 mining leases is approximately 118 square kilometers.
M0045.P1 Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery.
M0045.P2 Extracted from Grosvenor mine ventilation plan - Queensland Coal Mining Board of Inquiry, April 15 2020, https://web.archive.org/web/20250318121439/https://www.coalminesinquiry.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/1620872/4.-Grosvenor-mine-ventilation-plan-15042020.pdf and visually checked against Google Earth Pro satellite imagery.
M0045.P3 Extracted from Grosvenor mine ventilation plan - Queensland Coal Mining Board of Inquiry, April 15 2020, https://web.archive.org/web/20250318121439/https://www.coalminesinquiry.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/1620872/4.-Grosvenor-mine-ventilation-plan-15042020.pdf and visually checked against Google Earth Pro satellite imagery.
M0045.P4 Extracted from Grosvenor mine ventilation plan - Queensland Coal Mining Board of Inquiry, April 15 2020, https://web.archive.org/web/20250318121439/https://www.coalminesinquiry.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/1620872/4.-Grosvenor-mine-ventilation-plan-15042020.pdf and visually checked against Google Earth Pro satellite imagery.
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M0045.P138 Extracted from Grosvenor mine ventilation plan - Queensland Coal Mining Board of Inquiry, April 15 2020, https://web.archive.org/web/20250318121439/https://www.coalminesinquiry.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/1620872/4.-Grosvenor-mine-ventilation-plan-15042020.pdf and visually checked against Google Earth Pro satellite imagery.
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M0045.P143 Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery and associated with Grosvenor mine due to their proximity and visual connection with the Grosvenor EDL power station infrastructure.
M0045.P144 Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery and associated with Grosvenor mine due to their proximity and visual connection with the Grosvenor EDL power station infrastructure.
M0045.P145 Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery and associated with Grosvenor mine due to their proximity and visual connection with the Grosvenor EDL power station infrastructure.

Associated Coal Mine Methane Mitigation Projects

Some coal mines have installed infrastructure which can use and/or destroy some methane emissions associated with mining. In 2024, the Global Methane Initiative reported that this mine had a mitigation project associated with it. This methodology page describes how GEM classified these projects and linked them with coal mines in the Global Coal Mine Tracker.

Table MM1: Methane mitigation projects

Mitigation Project Name Project Type GMI Reported Status GMI Reported Start Year
Intergra Underground (Grosvenor 2) Mine CMM Power Project - Australia utilization Operational 2016
Intergra Underground (Grosvenor 1) Mine CMM Power Project - Australia utilization Operational 2015

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
2022-11-06T00:22:56+00 CarbonMapper, 00bd72f0-93b7-4417-b14d-acb5adafce4e -21.9622, 148.0111[18] 2157.0 kg/hr[18] Queensland State Methane Observation 2022-11-06, 1
2024-06-24T00:54:44+00 CarbonMapper, bf90490d-b960-475c-87e2-9078510de576 -21.9622, 148.0111[18] 1762.0 kg/hr[18] Queensland State Methane Observation 2024-06-24, 1
2024-07-17T04:19:29+00 CarbonMapper, emi20240717t041929p02021-A -21.9671, 148.025[19] 6958.906 kg/hr[19] Queensland State Methane Observation 2024-07-17, 1
2024-07-21T00:54:10+00 CarbonMapper, 1d9f72ff-a5dc-4398-94d6-03ea39c60f7a -21.9677, 148.0238[18] 3716.0 kg/hr[18] Queensland State Methane Observation 2024-07-21, 1
2024-10-31T00:54:34+00 CarbonMapper, emi20241031t005434p01041-B -21.9673, 148.0248[19] [19] Queensland State Methane Observation 2024-10-31, 1
2024-10-31T00:54:34+00 CarbonMapper, emi20241031t005434p01041-A -21.9626, 147.9973[19] 3314.144 kg/hr[19] Queensland State Methane Observation 2024-10-31, 2
2025-04-21T00:58:32+00 CarbonMapper, tan20250421t005832c00s4001-E -21.9626, 147.9971[19] 188.8825 kg/hr[19] Queensland State Methane Observation 2025-04-21, 2

Articles and Resources

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of world coal mines, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Mine Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

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