Werris Creek Coal Mine

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Werris Creek Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in New South Wales, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Werris Creek Coal Mine	New South Wales, Australia	-31.40698, 150.6395 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2005	2024

Table 3: Operation details

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
2.5	1.67	2023	Surface	Open Pit	–	190	150

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
1.7	2023	2.4	–	Bituminous	Thermal & Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Werris Creek Coal Pty Ltd	Whitehaven	Australia

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	1.87	1.8	1.378	2.005	1.49	1.55	1.438

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September and December supplements.

Background

Werris Creek coal mine is owned and operated by Whitehaven Coal in New South Wales, Australia. The mine is operated by Whitehaven Coal.

• Operator: Werris Creek Coal
• Owner: Whitehaven Coal
• Location: New South Wales, Australia
• GPS Coordinates:-31.40698, 150.6395 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 2.5 mtpa
• Production: 1.49mtpa
• Workforce Size: 150
• Total Resources: 13 million tones (Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resource, 2020)
• Mineable Reserves: 10 million tonnes (Proven and Probable Reserves, 2020)
• Coal type: Bituminous (Thermal & Met)
• Mine Size:
• Mine Type: Surface, Opencast
• Start Year: 2005
• Source of Financing:

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