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Jellinbah Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Bluff, Queensland, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Jellinbah Coal Mine | Bluff, Queensland, Australia | -23.406874, 148.950644 (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 | – | 1989[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5[2] | 6.673[3] | 2025[3] | Surface | Open Pit | 8.05[4] | 30.0 | 971.0* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 196.0 | Bowen | Bituminous | Met | Terminal (Export) |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Golding Contractors[5] | NRW Holdings Ltd [100.0%] | Australia, Japan, Japan |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[3] | 5.61[3] | 5.24[3] | 5.29[3] | 4.71[3] | 5.59[3] | 4.96[3] | 5.25[3] | – | 6.67[3] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.398 | 614.031 | 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 Jellinbah coal mine, also known as Jellinbah East, is located 90 kilometers east of Emerald in the Bowen Basin of central Queensland, Australia. The Jellinbah mine is owned by Jellinbah East Joint Venture, with Jellinbah Group (or Jellinbah Resources) having 70% interest and Marubeni Coal and Sojitz Coal each with 15% interests.[7]
Anglo American, which is an "associate" of the Jellinbah Group Pty Limited (which was known as "Queensland Coal Mine Management (Pty) Limited" before 2011), owns a 23.3% interest in Jellinbah operations.[8]
- Operator: Golding Contractors Pty Ltd[9]
- Owner: Jellinbah Group (70%), Marubeni Coal (15%), and Sojitz Coal (15%)[7]
- Location: 90 kilometers east of Emerald, near Bluff, Queensland and approximately 300 km from the Port of Gladstone.[7]
- GPS Coordinates: -23.406874, 148.95064 (exact)
- Status: Operating[10]
- Production: 2.08 million tonnes per annum[11]
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves: 196 million tonnes (as of 2003)[12]
- Coal Type: Bituminous PCI Coal and Semi Soft Coking Coal (Metallurgical)[13]
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Open cut[13]
- Start Year: 1989[7]
- Source of Financing:
Expansion
In 2019, the Jellinbah East Joint Venture submitted a proposal titled the "Jellinbah Central North Extension," which proposed an addition of three mining leases to the existing Jellinbah Coal Mine.[14] (The current mine, Jellinbah, encompasses three operating mine areas: Jellinbah Central, operated by Jellinbah Group Pty Ltd (Jellinbah); Jellinbah Plains, a contractor-run operation; and Mackenzie North, operated by Jellinbah.[14]
The expansion is expected to increase production by 1 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) and extend the life of the mine by 20 years. It will produce pulverised coal injection (PCI) coal and minor amounts of thermal coal within the Rangal Coal Measures.[14]
As of 2023, Jellinbah's Central North mine extension has commenced.[15]
Project Expansion Details
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: +1 Mtpa
- Mineable Reserves:
- Start Year: 2023
- Source of Financing:
Contact details
Website: http://www.jellinbah.com.au/
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M0056.B1 | mine boundary | surface | Jellinbah mine boundary | extracted | 2024-11-14 00:00:00 |
| M0056.P1 | other | preparation plant | Coal preparation plant | extracted | 2023-06-24 00:00:00 |
Table SMP2: Coal mine boundaries and methane sources data (continued)
| ID | Notes |
|---|---|
| M0056.B1 | Section 2.1 Background and Current Operations of the JELLINBAH MINE Water Management Plan BBNE00299_0027-REP-002-0 published 14 November 2024, https://web.archive.org/web/20250905185336/https://jellinbah.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Jellinbah-Mine-WMP-2024.pdf, describes the mine as follows:
"The Jellinbah Coal Mine consist of five (5) distinct operating areas, referred to as South, Central, Central North, Plains, and Mackenzie North (listed north to south). Current operations involve open cut coal mining in the Central, Central North and Mackenzie North areas. The South pit was mined up until 2003 and since used for storage of excess mine affected water.". Figure 2.1 on page 9 of the same document shows the mining leases that comprise Jellinbah mine. The mine boundary includes all mining leases shown in Figure 2.1. The area of the boundary is 84 sq km. Mining lease geometries were extracted from 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). |
| M0056.P1 | Visually identified with Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. |
Articles and Resources
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References
- ↑ https://jellinbah.com.au/jellinbah-mine/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://im-mining.com/2022/12/22/nrws-golding-picks-up-jellinbah-east-mining-services-contract/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/coal-industry-review-statistical-tables/resource/bab54159-f38b-4e6f-8652-4b04bca29139.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.jellinbah.com.au/wp-content/uploads/10-Coal-Seam-Gas-CSG-statement.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.marubeni.com/en/news/2025/release/00028.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://cer.gov.au/document/baselines-and-emissions-table-2024-25-0.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "JELLINBAH COAL MINE," "Jellinbah Group website," accessed June 2020.
- ↑ Annual Report 2011, page 173, Anglo American, accessed April 2023.
- ↑ Paul Moore, "NRW’s Golding picks up Jellinbah East mining services contract", International Mining, 12 December 2022.
- ↑ LEIGHTON SMITH, "No public health alert after COVID-19 positive miner's death," "The Daily Mercury," May 27, 2020.
- ↑ Annual Report 2022, Anglo American, accessed April 2023.
- ↑ "Bowen Basin - Operating Coal Mines," "Mining Communities Research Exchange," accessed June 2020.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Jellinbah Mine," "Jellinbah Group website," accessed June 2020.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "CENTRAL NORTH EXTENSION Preliminary Documentation Ver 2," "ARC Environmental Solutions," November 2019.
- ↑ Central Highlands Major Projects 2022-2023, page 2, Issuu, accessed April 2023.
