Lochinvar Coal Mine
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Lochinvar Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Longtown, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Lochinvar Coal Mine | Longtown, Scotland, United Kingdom[1] | 55.035828, -3.0125145 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed[1] | Announced[1] | New[1] | – | 2044 (planned)[2] |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2[1] | – | – | Underground[1] | Longwall[1] | 185[3] | 500[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47[1] | – | 111[1] | – | Bituminous | Met[1] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Lochinvar Coal Ltd [100.0%][4] | Paladar Trading Ltd [100%] | UK |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
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Background
The Lochinvar coal mine is a proposed underground mine project near Longtown, Scotland.[5]
The mine is being proposed by the Australian-based minerals and metals exploration and development company, New Age Exploration Limited (NAE).[5] The Lochinvar mine project consists of three adjacent underground mining licenses known as Lochinvar, Lochinvar North, and Lochinvar South.[5] The 1.4 million-tonnes-per-annum (mtpa) project will deliver coking coal to UK and European markets.[5]
On July 1, 2025, New Age Exploration Ltd completed the sale of its Lochinvar Coal Project in the UK to Paladar Trading Ltd following satisfaction of the conditions under a binding share sale agreement. As part of the transaction, a perpetual royalty deed was entered into granting New Age Exploration a royalty of A$1.00 per tonne on the first 15 million tonnes of any minerals extracted and sold from the Lochinvar licences. The sale allowed the company to focus on its core gold and lithium assets while retaining potential future earnings from Lochinvar coal production.[6]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 https://nae.net.au/projects/lochinvar/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2020/09/02/coal-roundup-june-2020/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20260521184144/https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2022/07/18/lochinvar-coal-mine/. Archived from the original on 21 May 2026.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.investi.com.au/api/announcements/nae/57625536-339.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Lochinvar, New Age Exploration, accessed December 2021
- ↑ "Completed Sale of Lochinvar Coal Project and Royalty Deed," Investing News Network, July 1, 2025
