Ten largest coal mines in the world
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The ten largest coal mines in the world are profiled and ranked based on actual coal production in 2024-2025.
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Locations
The map below shows the locations of the ten largest coal mines in the world in 2025.
Ten Largest Coal Mines in the World
| Rank | Country | Mine name | Owners | Production (Mt) | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | North Antelope Rochelle Coal Mine | Peabody Energy | 58.92 | 2024 | [1] |
| 2 | India | Gevra Coal Mine | Coal India | 55.8 | 2025 | [2] |
| 3 | Indonesia | KPC Operation Coal Mine | Tata Power - Bumi Resources - Mountain Netherlands Investments | 55 | 2024 | [3] |
| 4 | Indonesia | Borneo Indobara Coal Mine | Golden Energy Mines Tbk | 51.41 | 2025 | [4] |
| 5 | South Africa | Grootegeluk Coal Mine | Exxaro Resources | 51.4 | 2024 | [5] |
| 6 | Indonesia | Bara Tabang Coal Mine | Bayan Resources | 50.5 | 2024 | [6] |
| 7 | India | Kusmunda Coal Mine | Coal India | 50.13 | 2024 | [7] |
| 8 | Indonesia | PTBA Coal Mines | Butik Assam Tbk | 47.2 | 2025 | [8] |
| 9 | Indonesia | Tutupan Coal Mine | Adaro Indonesia | 43.8 | 2024 | [9] |
| 10 | China | Zhundong South Surface Mine | Tebian Electric Apparatus - Xinjiang Joinworld Company | 40 | 2024 | [10] |
Mine Profiles
Half (five) of the world's largest mines are in Indonesia; two are in India; one is in the USA; one is in South Africa; and one is in China.
1. North Antelope Rochelle Coal Mine
The North Antelope Rochelle Mine (NARM) is the world's largest coal mine based on actual production. The surface mine is operated by Powder River Coal, a subsidiary of Peabody Energy, 65 miles south of Gillette, in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. It is the largest mine in North America.
2. Gevra Coal Mine
The Gevra coal mine is the world's second largest coal mine based on actual production. The opencast mine complex is operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, in Korba, Chhattisgarh, India. It is the second-largest coal mine in India and South Asia.
3. KPC Operation
KPC Operation in Indonesia is the world's third largest coal mine complex based on actual production. The operation consists of adjoining mines—the Bengalon coal mine and Sangatta coal mine—operated by Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC), a majority owned subsidiary of Bumi Resources, in East Kalimantan.[11]
4. Borneo Indobara Coal Mine
Indonesia's Borneo Indobara (BIB) Coal Mine is the world's fourth largest coal mine based on actual coal production.
5. Grootegeluk Coal Mine
South Africa's Grootegeluk Coal Mine is the world's fifth largest coal mine based on actual coal production.
6. Bara Tabang Coal Mine
The Bara Tabang Coal Mine is the world's sixth largest coal mine based on actual coal production.
7. Kusmunda Coal Mine
The Kusmunda coal mine is the world's seventh largest coal mine based on actual production. The surface mine complex is operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, in Korba, Chhattisgarh, India. It is the largest mine in South Asia.
8. PTBA Coal Mines
Indonesia's PTBA coal mine complex is the eighth-largest coal operation in the world. It takes its acronymn name from its owner-operator, PT Bukit Asam, and is comprised of a network of surface and underground mines across the South Sumatra region.
9. Tutupan Coal Mine
The Tutupan coal mine is the world's ninth largest coal mine based on actual production. The surface mine is operated by Adaro Indonesia, a subsidiary of Adaro Group in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is the second-largest coal mine in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
10. Zhundong South Surface Mine
The Zhundong South Surface Mine (新疆天池能源有限责任公司准东大井矿区南露天煤矿) is the tenth-largest coal mine in the world. The surface mine is operated by Xinjiang Tianchi Energy in Xinjiang Province, China.
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Peabody EnergyCorporation 2024 Form 10-K, Peabody Energy, Accessed March 2026.
- ↑ Major Coal Mines (CIL) National Coal Portal, Government of India Ministry of Coal, Accessed April 2026.
- ↑ "About Us", PT Bumi Resources website, Accessed May 2026.
- ↑ 2025 Annual Report, Golden Energy Mines, Accessed May 2026.
- ↑ Integrated report for the year ended 31 December 2024, Exxaro Resources, Accessed September 2025.
- ↑ Annual Report 2024, Bayan Resources website, Accessed November 2025.
- ↑ Mine Statistics, Government of India Ministry of Coal Coal Controller Organization, Accessed April 2026.
- ↑ "PTBA Records Solid Operational Growth, with Production and Sales Rising Amid Global Price Volatility in 2025", PT Bukit Asam Tbk website, 2 April 2026.
- ↑ 2024 Annual Report, Adaro Indonesia website, Accessed December 2025.
- ↑ [1], Accessed October 2025.
- ↑ Kaltim Prima Coal, "Operations", Kaltim Prima Coal website, Accessed June 2010.
