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Spur Hill Coal Mine is a shelved coal mine in New South Wales, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Spur Hill Coal Mine | New South Wales, Australia | -32.409645, 150.737875 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelved | – | 2026 (planned) | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | – | – | Underground | – | 33.0[1] | 500.0* | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154.0 | – | 626.0 | Denman | Bituminous | Met | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Spur Hill Management [100%] | Malabar Resources Ltd [100.0%] | Australia |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.
Coal Mine Background
In July 2014 the Environmental Assessment Requirements were sent to the the NSW Government Department of Planning and Environment. The EARs determine the requirements for the preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement.[2]
In January 2017 the Spur Hill coal mine proposal was one of the first required to certify the accuracy of its assessments, to certify it does not include false or misleading information about possible impacts on the Hunter River, neither horse studs or wineries.[2]
The department of planning has confirmed it now requires all mine environmental impact statements to carry the certification after years of complaints by community and environment groups about the standard of some mine environmental assessment information and modelling.[2]
In 2014 Malabar coal applied for planning permission. The Department of Planning re-issued environmental assessment requirements on 21 December 2016, over two years after first issuing the requirements, and after the price of coking coal jumped from $US70 a tonne in November, 2015 to more than $US300 a tonne a year later.[2]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://malabarresources.com.au/spur-hill-underground/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Joanne McCarthy, "Spur Hill coal mine proposal is one of the first required to certify the accuracy of its assessments", Newcastle Herald, 5 January 2017.
