Hunter Valley South Coal Mine

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The Hunter Valley South coal mine is a surface mine located in Lemington, New South Wales, Australia. Alongside Hunter Valley North coal mine, it comprises the Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) — a joint venture between Yancoal Australia (51%) and Glencore (49%).[1]

Location

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Background

The Hunter Valley Operations, including the North mine, is owned by Yancoal and Glencore.

Approvals for the Hunter Valley Operations allow for the extraction of up to 20 million ROM tonnes from operations south of the Hunter River. (Up to 22 million ROM tonnes of coal can be extracted from operations north of the Hunter River, that is, from Hunter Valley North coal mine.)[2]

Mine Details

  • Operator: Hunter Valley Operations (a Joint Venture Management Committee)[3]
  • Owners: Yancoal (51%), Glencore (49%)
  • Location: Lemington, New South Wales, Australia
  • GPS Coordinates: -32.5245107, 150.9819012 (exact)
  • Status: Operating
  • Production: 9.87 million tonnes per annum (2021)[2]
  • Total Resource: 4,470 million tonnes for all HVO (2022)[4]
  • Mineable Reserves: 850 million tonnes for all HVO (2022)[4]
  • Coal Type:
  • Mine Size:
  • Mine Type: Surface
  • Start Year: 1971[5]
  • Source of Financing:

Contact details

Website: http://www.syntechresources.com.au

Articles and resources

References

  1. "Hunter Valley Operations", Glencore Australia website, accessed April 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hunter Valley Operations Annual Environmental Review 2021, Insite Hunter Valley Operations, accessed April 2023.
  3. "About Us", Hunter Valley Operations website, accessed April 2023.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Yancoal, Coal Resources and Coal Reserves statement for year ending 31 December 2022, Yancoal, 27 February 2023.
  5. Mining Operations Plans, company website, January 2019.

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