Reefton Operations Coal Mine

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Reefton Operations Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Reefton, West Coast, New Zealand.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Reefton Operations Coal Mine	Reefton, West Coast, New Zealand	-42.098206, 171.891035 (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	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	–	–

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
–	0.056	2022	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	242*

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
18	–	–	Reefton	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Moore Mining	Rosco Contractors	New Zealand

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

Background

Reefton Operations Coal Mine is a surface mine in Reefton, West Coast Region, South Island, New Zealand. 

The mine complex includes two smaller mines immediately adjacent to each other, Reddale mine and Burke's Creek mine. Rosco Contractors Ltd own the mines, the mines are operated by Moore Mining and Boatmans Coal. They were acquired by their current owners in 2017, purchased from the state run company Solid Energy. .

• Operator: Moore Mining, Boatmans Coal
• Owner: Rosco Contractors Ltd
• Location: Reefton, West Coast Region, South Island, New Zealand
• Coordinates: -42.098206,171.891035 (Approximate)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: .044 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)
• Total Reserves: 18 million tonnes (2012)
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal Type: SUBBITUMINOUS (Thermal)
• Mine Type: SURFACE
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing: Rosco Contractors Ltd.

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