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Mount Arthur Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Arthur Coal Mine | Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia | -32.337022, 150.856144 (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] | – | 2002[1] | 2030 (planned)[1] |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32[2] | 19.82[2] | 2022[2] | Surface | Open Pit | 64 | 60* | 498* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126[1] | 2023[1] | 136[1] | Syndey | Bituminous | Thermal[1] | Bayswater power station |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter Valley Energy Coal | BHP | Australia |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
Mount Arthur coal mine is a surface mine near the town of Muswellbrook in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
On its website the company states that the mine produces up to 20 million tonnes per annum for domestic and export power generation.[3] A 2009 document from the company states that the mine can produce up to 28 million tonnes per annum. A 2009 environmental assessment states that "export coal is loaded onto trains via the Bayswater Rail Loading Facility whilst domestic coal is transported via conveyor directly to Macquarie Generation's Bayswater power station".[4]
Protest
In June 2011 a Greenpeace activist locked himself in a box fixed to a railway line used by the Mt Arthur coal mine in a protest calling on BHP Billiton to pay a price on carbon.[5] Four protesters were arrested by New South Wales Police.[6]
BHP Billiton sale
In June 2020 BHP Billiton was reported to have initiated the sale of the Mount Arthur mine by appointing JPMorgan Chase and Australian bank Macquarie as advisors. Reuters reported banking sources suggesting that the sale could take place by the end of 2020, with Australia’s Whitehaven Coal Ltd, China’s Yancoal and India’s Adani Enterprises thought to be potential buyers.[7]
- Sponsor:
- Parent Company: BHP Billiton
- Location: Muswellbrook in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
- GPS Coordinates: -32.346525,150.8951 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: 17 Mt/year[8]
- Total Resource: 213 million tonnes
- Minable Reserves:
- Coal type: Met
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: surface
- Mining Method: opencut
- Start Year:1968
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240208194549/https://www.bhp.com/-/media/documents/investors/annual-reports/2023/230822_bhpannualreport2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240208194018/https://www.bhp.com/-/media/bhp/regulatory-information-media/coal/nswec/mt-arthur-coal/annual-reviews/mt-arthur-coal-annual-review-fy22_optimized.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ BHP Billiton, "Mt Arthur Coal", BHP Billiton website, accessed June 2010.
- ↑ Hunter Valley Energy Coal, "Mt Arthur Coal Preliminary Environmental Assessment", March 18, 2009, page 11.
- ↑ "Coal train stopped in tracks", Media Release, June 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Coal protesters detained by NSW Police", Sydney Morning Herald, June 8, 2011.
- ↑ Clara Denina, Melanie Burton, "BHP puts Australian thermal coal mine up for sale: sources,", Reuters, Jun. 23, 2020.
- ↑ NS Energy Business, Goonyella Riversiade Coal Mine, accessed June 19, 2020
