Newstan Coal Mine

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Newstan Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Woodrising, New South Wales, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Newstan Coal Mine	Woodrising, New South Wales, Australia	-32.978628, 151.574319 (exact)

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Construction	Recommission	2024	–

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
1.6	–	–	Underground	Bord and Pillar	–	500*	320

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
65.6	–	288	Newcastle	Bituminous	Thermal & Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Centennial Newstan Pty Ltd	Banpu	Thailand

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.

Background

The Newstan coal mine was an underground mine, operated by Centennial Coal, producing 4 million tonnes per annum near Woodrising in New South Wales, Australia. 

The mine closed in 2014 and plans to reopen, but after ten years, is presumed cancelled. The mine is operated by Centennial Coal. The company currently has a 1.6 million tonne expansion project to reopen. The project appears cancelled as the company has not received US$3.8 in government funding to build hydro on the site of the former coal mine.

• Sponsor:
• Parent Company: Centennial Coal
• Location: Woodrising, New South Wales, Australia
• GPS Coordinates: -32.978628, 151.574319 (exact)
• Status: Care and maintenance
• Production Capacity: 4 million tonnes per annum
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal type:
• Mine Type: underground
• Mining Method:longwall
• Start Year: 2002
• Source of Financing:

Expansion Details

• Status: Cancelled
• Capacity: 1.6 mtpa
• Start Year:2024

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