Tarrawonga Coal Mine
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Tarrawonga Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Boggabri, New South Wales, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Tarrawonga Coal Mine | Boggabri, New South Wales, Australia[1][2] | -30.639584, 150.167277 (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[2] | – | 2006[2] | 2030 (planned)[3] |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5[3] | 1.9[3] | 2024[3] | Surface[2] | Open Pit[2] | 12.31[4] | 60* | 180[2] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23[5] | 2024[5] | 67 | Gunnedah[2] | Subbituminous | Thermal & Met[2] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Tarrawonga Coal Pty Ltd [100.0%][2][6][7] | Whitehaven | Australia |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[8] | 1.87[9] | 2.75[10] | 2.26[10] | 2.51[11] | 2.19[11] | 2.42[8] | 1.95[8] | 1.9[3] | – |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Background
The Tarrawonga coal mine is a surface mine operated by Tarrawonga Coal Pty Ltd (TCPL), a subsidiary of Whitehaven Coal, in Boggabri, New South Wales, Australia.[12] Whitehaven Coal operates the mine.[12]
- Operator: Tarrawonga Coal Pty Ltd (TCPL)[13]
- Owner: Whitehaven Coal[12]
- Location: 16km north-east of Boggabri, New South Wales, Australia[14]
- GPS Coordinates: -30.639584, 150.167277 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 3 million short tons[12]
- Production: 2.2 million tonnes[15]
- Total Resource: 67 million tonnes (Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resource, 2020) [16]
- Mineable Reserves: 35 million tonnes (Proven and Probable Reserves, 2020) [16]
- Coal Type:
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Surface[12]
- Mining Method: Opencut[12]
- Start Year: 2006[14]
- Source of Financing:
Coal Mine Boundaries and Methane Sources
Global Energy Monitor researchers have identified coal mine boundary/boundaries and potential sources of coal mine methane (CMM) for this mine. These research results can be used to drive CMM attribution and mitigation efforts, particularly when combined with remotely sensed methane plume locations and mine ownership data. Explore the results with the embedded map at the top of this page by clicking on the mine boundary polygon or the CMM placemarkers to reveal more details. A detailed description of this research can be found in Coal Mine Boundaries and Methane Sources. This data is also available as a downloadable companion dataset to the Global Coal Mine Tracker and the Global Methane Emitters Tracker.
Table SMP1: Coal mine boundaries and methane sources data
| ID | Mine feature category | Mine feature subcategory | Description | Coordinates precision | Data source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M0105.B1 | mine boundary | surface | Tarrawonga mine boundary | extracted | 2022-08-01 00:00:00 |
Table SMP2: Coal mine boundaries and methane sources data (continued)
| ID | Notes |
|---|---|
| M0105.B1 | The WHITEHAVEN COAL TARRAWONGA COAL MINE REHABILITATION MANAGEMENT PLAN, from August 2022, https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://minedocs.com/23/Tarrawonga-Rehabilitation-Management-Plan-082022.pdf, lists the mining leases in the summary table on page 2. The Current Consent section on page 5 describes planning assessment PA 11_0047 which provides for the continuation and extension of the mine, together with 9 modifications, the site layout boundary of which is shown in Figure 2 Site Layout, on page 7. The boundary of the mine is taken from the site layout boundary which appears to better conform to the mining area found in satellite imagery from January 2024, compared to the outer perimeter of the mining leases. The boundary has an area of 10.7 sq km. |
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References
- ↑ https://whitehavencoal.com.au/our-business/our-assets/tarrawonga-mine/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240121031856/https://whitehavencoal.com.au/Documentations/Tarrawonga%20Mine/Approvals/Environmental%20Assessments/TAR-PA11_0047%20MOD9-%20Environmental%20Assessment%20%28EA%29.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20260707054137/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/parliamentary-business/research-and-library/research-publications-data. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 July 2026.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240623212308/https://minedocs.com/23/Tarrawonga-Rehabilitation-Management-Plan-082022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://whitehavencoal.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Whitehaven-Coal-Limited-Resources-Reserves-August-2024.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://whitehavencoal.com.au/Documentations/Tarrawonga%20Mine/Approvals/Authorisations%20under%20the%20EP%20and%20A%20Act/TAR%20-%20Project%20Approval%20(PA)%2011_0047%20MOD%209%20Consolidate.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://whitehavencoal.com.au/Documentations/Tarrawonga%20Mine/Approvals/Environment%20Protection%20Licence/Tar%20-%20EPL%2012365%20Variation%20-%20June%202023.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 (PDF) https://whitehavencoal.com.au/Documentations/Tarrawonga%20Mine/Environmental%20Management;%20Monitoring%20&%20Compliance/Annual%20Reviews/TAR%20-%20Annual%20Review%202023.pdf?v=1719540100.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://whitehavencoal.com.au/Documentations/Tarrawonga%20Mine/Environmental%20Management;%20Monitoring%20&%20Compliance/Annual%20Reviews/TAR-%20Annual%20Review%202018.pdf?v=1695726595.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 (PDF) https://whitehavencoal.com.au/Documentations/Tarrawonga%20Mine/Environmental%20Management;%20Monitoring%20&%20Compliance/Annual%20Reviews/TAR%20-%20Annual%20Review%202019.pdf?v=1695726595.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 (PDF) https://whitehavencoal.com.au/Documentations/Tarrawonga%20Mine/Environmental%20Management;%20Monitoring%20&%20Compliance/Annual%20Reviews/TAR%20-%20Annual%20Review%202021.pdf?v=1695726595.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 Whitehaven Coal, 2019 Full Year Results, company website, accessed June 16, 2020
- ↑ Tarrawonga Coal Mine - Waste Tyre Disposal Modification Report, Whitehaven Coal website, February 2021.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedWHO - ↑ Tarrawonga, Mining Data Online, accessed 2022
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Whitehaven Coal, "Whitehaven Coal Annual Report 2020", Accessed May 2021
