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

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Appin Coal Mine Appin, New South Wales, Australia -34.211194, 150.792736 (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 1962 2041 (planned)[1]

Table 3: Operation details

Capacity (Mtpa) Production (Mtpa) Year of Production Mine Type Mining Method Mine Size (km2) Mine Depth (m) Workforce Size
10.5[2] 4.389[3] 2025[3] Underground Longwall[4] 550.0[5] 1300.0[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
113.0 774.0 Southern Bituminous Met Terminal (Export)

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Note: To access more comprehensive data on energy ownership, please visit the Global Energy Ownership Tracker.
Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Gear M Illawarra Met Coal Pty Ltd(GM-3)[1] PT Dian Swastatika Sentosa Tbk [54.2%]; M Resources Pty Ltd [30.0%]; small shareholder(s) [15.8%] Australia

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

ROM or Saleable 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
ROM[4] 4.0[6] 1.77[6] 3.66[7] 3.56[8] 4.44[8] 4.73[9] 3.8[9] 4.39[3]

Reported Methane Emissions Data

Global Energy Monitor collates facility-scale methane emissions data reported by government and company sources collected in a systematic fashion. This mine is associated with the following methane emissions reports:

Table 7: Methane emissions

Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CO2 equivalent) Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CH4) Year of Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes) Reference Reference type
80.21 6657.445 2024-25 [10] national government data

Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2026 release.

Ownership Tree

This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.

Background

The Appin mine is an underground metallurgical coal mine owned and operated by Illawarra Coal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of South32, in Appin, New South Wales, Australia.

It consists of several merged mine sites, including the original Appin Mine (now known as "Appin East Colliery"), the former West Cliff Colliery (now known as "Appin North Colliery"), and the former Tower Colliery (now known as "Appin West Colliery").[11] The original Appin Colliery (now known as "Appin East") is located adjacent to Appin Village, approximately 37 kilometers northwest of Wollongong, NSW, Australia.[11] As of 2023, the mine is owned and operated by Illawarra Coal -- a subsidiary of South32, which in turn, is spun off from BHP, which reverted from BHP Billiton back to BHP in November 2018.[12]

Appin Mine, Cordeaux Colliery, and Dendrobium Mine collectively operate as South32's Illawarra Metallurgical Coal (IMC).[11]

Today, Appin Mine consists of the merged Appin (now known as "Appin East Colliery") and Tower Collieries (now known as "Appin West Colliery").[11]

Coal from these active pits is exported via Port Kembla Coal Terminal, which IMC has a 16.7% ownership interest.[13][14] Once exported, it is sold to North Asia, India, Europe and the emerging market of South East Asia, as well as domestic sales to steel mills.[15]

Appin Mine extracts coal from the Bulli Seam of the Southern Coalfield.[11] In June 2019, Illawara Coal estimated that a 19-year reserve of coal existed at Appin.[16]

In November 2022, PIMS Mining (a PIMS Group subsidiary) was awarded a three-year fixed term contract with South32’s Illawarra Coal Holdings Pty Ltd, for the purpose of continuing to provide supplementary labour, longwall, outbye and coal clearance processes to the Appin coal mine.[17]

In March 2025, it was reported that Mastermyne had been awarded a contract to provide underground mining services at the Appin coal mine. It was stated that the contract covered an initial three-year term with extension options and is expected to create roughly 200 jobs at Appin.[18]

Mine Expansion

In September 2018, the expansion of the Bulli seam was approved which enables the company to open several underground longwall areas and upgrade the existing West Cliffe washery.[19]

Methane Modification Project

In November 2025, approval was granted for a modification at the Bulli Seam Operations coal mine to install and operate a pilot regenerative thermal oxidiser at the Appin Mine ventilation site, designed to capture and break down methane emissions into carbon dioxide and water, which was expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 36,000 tonnes per year once fully implemented. The modification was stated to support environmental benefits and jobs in the Illawarra region while not changing the mine’s coal extraction limits.[20]

Health & Safety

At 11:00pm on July 24, 1979 methane gas exploded underground at the Appin coal mine on the south-west fringe of Sydney, killing 14 men. The mining company was found guilty of negligence during a subsequent inquest.[21]

In June 2017, South32 withdrew the workforce from its Appin mine as a precautionary measure against a gas leak.[22] Workers returned to one of the longwall faces in October that year, but full production didn't resume until 2020.[14]

  • Operator: PIMS Mining[23]
  • Owner: Illawarra Coal[24]
  • Location: Appin, New South Wales, Australia
  • GPS Coordinates: -34.211194,150.792736 (exact; mine's main pit)
  • Status: Operating
  • Production: 4.7 Mtpa (2022)[11]
  • Total Resource: 774 million tonnes (2022; Bulli Coal Seam)[25]
  • Mineable Reserves: 113 million tonnes (2022; Bulli Coal Seam)[25]
  • Coal Type: Hard coking coal (Metallurgical)
  • Mine Size:
  • Mine Type: Underground, longwall mining[16]
  • Mine Depth: 500 m[26]
  • Start Year: 1962[11]
  • 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
M0005.B1 mine boundary underground Appin Mine boundary part 1 extracted 2023-07-01 00:00:00
M0005.B2 mine boundary underground Appin Mine boundary part 2 (North Cliff pit top) extracted 2023-07-01 00:00:00
M0005.P1 ventilation system shaft Appin Colliery downcast ventilation shaft no.3 extracted 2023-07-01 00:00:00
M0005.P2 ventilation system shaft Appin colliery upcast ventilation shaft no. 2 extracted 2023-07-01 00:00:00
M0005.P3 ventilation system shaft Bulli Colliery No. 1 ventilation shaft (capped) extracted 2023-07-01 00:00:00
M0005.P4 ventilation system shaft Bulli Colliery No. 2 ventilation shaft (capped) extracted 2023-07-01 00:00:00
M0005.P5 ventilation system shaft Bulli Colliery No. 3 ventilation shaft (capped) extracted 2023-07-01 00:00:00
M0005.P6 ventilation system shaft Bulli Colliery No. 4 ventilation shaft (capped) extracted 2023-07-01 00:00:00
M0005.P7 ventilation system shaft Downcast mine ventilation shaft no. 1 extracted 2023-07-01 00:00:00
M0005.P8 ventilation system shaft Downcast ventilation shaft no. 7 extracted 2023-07-01 00:00:00
M0005.P9 degasification system flare Flares extracted 2023-07-01 00:00:00
M0005.P10 degasification system flare Flares extracted 2023-07-01 00:00:00
M0005.P11 degasification system drainage station Gas drainage plant extracted 2023-07-01 00:00:00
M0005.P12 degasification system gas to electric station Gas to electricity generation plant extracted 2023-07-01 00:00:00
M0005.P13 ventilation system shaft North Cliff No. 3 ventilation shaft (capped) extracted 2023-07-01 00:00:00
M0005.P14 ventilation system shaft North Cliff No. 4 ventilation shaft (capped) extracted 2023-07-01 00:00:00
M0005.P15 ventilation system vent Upcast mine ventilation shaft no. 2 extracted 2023-07-01 00:00:00
M0005.P16 ventilation system vent Upcast ventilation shaft no. 8 extracted 2023-07-01 00:00:00
M0005.P17 degasification system gas to electric station gas to electric generation plant extracted 2024-03-01 00:00:00
M0005.P18 degasification system drainage station gas drainage infrastructure extracted 2024-03-01 00:00:00
M0005.P19 degasification system drainage station possible gas drainage infrastructure extracted 2024-03-01 00:00:00
M0005.P20 ventilation system shaft ventilation shaft extracted 2024-03-01 00:00:00
M0005.P22 ventilation system shaft ventilation shaft extracted 2024-03-01 00:00:00

Table SMP2: Coal mine boundaries and methane sources data (continued)

Coal mine boundaries and methane sources were last researched for this mine on Sep 17, 2025
ID Notes
M0005.B1 The boundary contains the mining leases from and licenses associated with Appin Mine as shown in Table 6 on page 13 of APPIN MINE ANNUAL REVIEW FY23, https://web.archive.org/web/20240205195915/https://www.south32.net/docs/default-source/operations/illawarra/illawarra-metallurgical-coal-mine/documents/bulli-seam-operations-project/annual-reviews/appin-mine-annual-review-fy23.pdf?sfvrsn=79e12449_1 : CCL 767, CCL 724, CL 388, CL 381, ML 1382, ML 1433, ML 1574, ML 1678, ML 1698, ML 1473, MPL 200, MPL 201

The boundary does not include the exploratory licenses listed in Table 7 on page 14 of https://web.archive.org/web/20240205195915/https://www.south32.net/docs/default-source/operations/illawarra/illawarra-metallurgical-coal-mine/documents/bulli-seam-operations-project/annual-reviews/appin-mine-annual-review-fy23.pdf?sfvrsn=79e12449_1 as these appear to be future mining areas.

Mining lease polygons were extracted from the Geological Survey NSW GeoServer web feature service https://web.archive.org/web/20250427032655/https://www.resources.nsw.gov.au/geological-survey/products-and-data/gis-web-services.

The area of this boundary is 239 sq km.

M0005.B2 Boundary of North Cliff pit top area in CCL724. Mining lease polygon was extracted from the Geological Survey NSW GeoServer web feature service https://web.archive.org/web/20250427032655/https://www.resources.nsw.gov.au/geological-survey/products-and-data/gis-web-services.

The area of this boundary is 0.5 sq km.

M0005.P1 Location extracted from plan diagrams in Section 14 Plans starting page 144 of https://web.archive.org/web/20240205195915/https://www.south32.net/docs/default-source/operations/illawarra/illawarra-metallurgical-coal-mine/documents/bulli-seam-operations-project/annual-reviews/appin-mine-annual-review-fy23.pdf?sfvrsn=79e12449_1
M0005.P2 Location extracted from plan diagrams in Section 14 Plans starting page 144 of https://web.archive.org/web/20240205195915/https://www.south32.net/docs/default-source/operations/illawarra/illawarra-metallurgical-coal-mine/documents/bulli-seam-operations-project/annual-reviews/appin-mine-annual-review-fy23.pdf?sfvrsn=79e12449_1
M0005.P3 Location extracted from plan diagrams in Section 14 Plans starting page 144 of https://web.archive.org/web/20240205195915/https://www.south32.net/docs/default-source/operations/illawarra/illawarra-metallurgical-coal-mine/documents/bulli-seam-operations-project/annual-reviews/appin-mine-annual-review-fy23.pdf?sfvrsn=79e12449_1
M0005.P4 Location extracted from plan diagrams in Section 14 Plans starting page 144 of https://web.archive.org/web/20240205195915/https://www.south32.net/docs/default-source/operations/illawarra/illawarra-metallurgical-coal-mine/documents/bulli-seam-operations-project/annual-reviews/appin-mine-annual-review-fy23.pdf?sfvrsn=79e12449_1
M0005.P5 Location extracted from plan diagrams in Section 14 Plans starting page 144 of https://web.archive.org/web/20240205195915/https://www.south32.net/docs/default-source/operations/illawarra/illawarra-metallurgical-coal-mine/documents/bulli-seam-operations-project/annual-reviews/appin-mine-annual-review-fy23.pdf?sfvrsn=79e12449_1
M0005.P6 Location extracted from plan diagrams in Section 14 Plans starting page 144 of https://web.archive.org/web/20240205195915/https://www.south32.net/docs/default-source/operations/illawarra/illawarra-metallurgical-coal-mine/documents/bulli-seam-operations-project/annual-reviews/appin-mine-annual-review-fy23.pdf?sfvrsn=79e12449_1
M0005.P7 Location extracted from plan diagrams in Section 14 Plans starting page 144 of https://web.archive.org/web/20240205195915/https://www.south32.net/docs/default-source/operations/illawarra/illawarra-metallurgical-coal-mine/documents/bulli-seam-operations-project/annual-reviews/appin-mine-annual-review-fy23.pdf?sfvrsn=79e12449_1
M0005.P8 Location extracted from plan diagrams in Section 14 Plans starting page 144 of https://web.archive.org/web/20240205195915/https://www.south32.net/docs/default-source/operations/illawarra/illawarra-metallurgical-coal-mine/documents/bulli-seam-operations-project/annual-reviews/appin-mine-annual-review-fy23.pdf?sfvrsn=79e12449_1
M0005.P9 Location extracted from plan diagrams in Section 14 Plans starting page 144 of https://web.archive.org/web/20240205195915/https://www.south32.net/docs/default-source/operations/illawarra/illawarra-metallurgical-coal-mine/documents/bulli-seam-operations-project/annual-reviews/appin-mine-annual-review-fy23.pdf?sfvrsn=79e12449_1
M0005.P10 Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery.
M0005.P11 Location extracted from plan diagrams in Section 14 Plans starting page 144 of https://web.archive.org/web/20240205195915/https://www.south32.net/docs/default-source/operations/illawarra/illawarra-metallurgical-coal-mine/documents/bulli-seam-operations-project/annual-reviews/appin-mine-annual-review-fy23.pdf?sfvrsn=79e12449_1
M0005.P12 Location extracted from plan diagrams in Section 14 Plans starting page 144 of https://web.archive.org/web/20240205195915/https://www.south32.net/docs/default-source/operations/illawarra/illawarra-metallurgical-coal-mine/documents/bulli-seam-operations-project/annual-reviews/appin-mine-annual-review-fy23.pdf?sfvrsn=79e12449_1
M0005.P13 Location extracted from plan diagrams in Section 14 Plans starting page 144 of https://web.archive.org/web/20240205195915/https://www.south32.net/docs/default-source/operations/illawarra/illawarra-metallurgical-coal-mine/documents/bulli-seam-operations-project/annual-reviews/appin-mine-annual-review-fy23.pdf?sfvrsn=79e12449_1
M0005.P14 Location extracted from plan diagrams in Section 14 Plans starting page 144 of https://web.archive.org/web/20240205195915/https://www.south32.net/docs/default-source/operations/illawarra/illawarra-metallurgical-coal-mine/documents/bulli-seam-operations-project/annual-reviews/appin-mine-annual-review-fy23.pdf?sfvrsn=79e12449_1
M0005.P15 Location extracted from plan diagrams in Section 14 Plans starting page 144 of https://web.archive.org/web/20240205195915/https://www.south32.net/docs/default-source/operations/illawarra/illawarra-metallurgical-coal-mine/documents/bulli-seam-operations-project/annual-reviews/appin-mine-annual-review-fy23.pdf?sfvrsn=79e12449_1
M0005.P16 Location extracted from plan diagrams in Section 14 Plans starting page 144 of https://web.archive.org/web/20240205195915/https://www.south32.net/docs/default-source/operations/illawarra/illawarra-metallurgical-coal-mine/documents/bulli-seam-operations-project/annual-reviews/appin-mine-annual-review-fy23.pdf?sfvrsn=79e12449_1
M0005.P17 Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery.
M0005.P18 Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery.
M0005.P19 Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery.
M0005.P20 Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery.
M0005.P22 Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery.

Associated Coal Mine Methane Mitigation Projects

Some coal mines have installed infrastructure which can use and/or destroy some methane emissions associated with mining. In 2024, the Global Methane Initiative reported that this mine had a mitigation project associated with it. This methodology page describes how GEM classified these projects and linked them with coal mines in the Global Coal Mine Tracker.

Table MM1: Methane mitigation projects

Mitigation Project Name Project Type GMI Reported Status GMI Reported Start Year
Appin Colliery Flares - Australia Flaring Operational 2012
Appin Tower Colliery Power Generation - Australia utilization Operational 1996
Appin VAM Pilot Project - Australia VAM destruction Operational 2019

Methane Plumes Detected Nearby

Global Energy Monitor researchers analyze satellite-detected methane plumes in order to determine whether they have been observed at or near the site of GEM energy assets. The satellite data provider creates imagery of individual methane plumes and estimates their emission rates at the time of observation. GEM has reviewed many of these plume detections against Google Earth imagery and GEM’s own energy infrastructure tracker data. The following table lists methane plumes which are associated with the energy asset or facility based on distance and manual review. (A full description of the analysis process is available in the Global Methane Emitters Tracker methodology wiki page.)

Table M1: Plume details

For additional details on this individual plume identification and others, see the Global Methane Emitters Tracker.
Observation date Satellite data provider Location of plume origin Methane emissions rate Additional plume information
2023-03-16T04:52:23+00 CarbonMapper, emi20230316t045223p03007-A -34.1806, 150.7207[27] [27] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2023-03-16, 1
2023-06-07T00:28:56+00 CarbonMapper, 36a2cb84-b691-4234-bda2-3e5f955b785d -34.1814, 150.72[28] 1863.0 kg/hr[28] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2023-06-07, 1
2023-08-04T00:32:07+00 CarbonMapper, acdb6118-146a-4385-a341-02c1d97d9c99 -34.1814, 150.72[28] 2146.0 kg/hr[28] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2023-08-04, 1
2023-08-08T00:35:32+00 CarbonMapper, 15b9d61b-b3b6-4500-ad41-0b0c5676a27d -34.1814, 150.72[28] 3146.0 kg/hr[28] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2023-08-08, 1
2023-08-12T00:38:53+00 CarbonMapper, ac813a52-40b4-4ab3-be0a-700aaaeec39e -34.1814, 150.72[28] 1420.0 kg/hr[28] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2023-08-12, 1
2023-09-19T02:52:01+00 CarbonMapper, emi20230919t025201p01006-A -34.1812, 150.7196[27] 3790.994 kg/hr[27] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2023-09-19, 1
2024-01-13T00:33:03+00 CarbonMapper, 1881854b-252a-4faf-9c9e-4f055cf395b4 -34.1814, 150.72[28] 2040.0 kg/hr[28] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2024-01-13, 1
2024-01-21T00:40:03+00 CarbonMapper, 102e84c5-6053-458e-9a49-7ac9857baec9 -34.1814, 150.72[28] 3483.0 kg/hr[28] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2024-01-21, 1
2024-02-05T00:28:38+00 CarbonMapper, d43decbc-b7cc-4ab6-8227-5e48fca17d1b -34.1814, 150.72[28] 542.0 kg/hr[28] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2024-02-05, 1
2024-02-25T04:11:08+00 CarbonMapper, emi20240225t041108p03042-A -34.1814, 150.7205[27] 8647.954 kg/hr[27] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2024-02-25, 1
2024-04-15T00:42:52+00 CarbonMapper, 89c305af-81d9-4f2a-9faa-87b810ccf917 -34.2199, 150.8242[28] 874.0 kg/hr[28] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2024-04-15, 1
2024-04-15T00:42:52+00 CarbonMapper, 341e83f8-ceea-4f87-afe4-4d0adbedb5a0 -34.1814, 150.72[28] 2787.0 kg/hr[28] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2024-04-15, 2
2024-04-15T00:42:52+00 CarbonMapper, 0107f3cb-ff9d-483e-a11a-6e8dba4dd3f2 -34.2072, 150.7709[28] 1070.0 kg/hr[28] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2024-04-15, 3
2024-04-26T00:28:40+00 CarbonMapper, fb6e39f1-2370-46bf-909b-be4d1a98b783 -34.1814, 150.72[28] 2524.0 kg/hr[28] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2024-04-26, 1
2024-09-20T00:39:18+00 CarbonMapper, d4eb63fb-e655-4781-adc8-d25a51e87c67 -34.2072, 150.7709[28] 1523.0 kg/hr[28] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2024-09-20, 1
2024-09-20T00:39:18+00 CarbonMapper, 363ed616-a22c-41c9-9ff2-9568dc4fcb01 -34.1814, 150.72[28] 3570.0 kg/hr[28] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2024-09-20, 2
2024-09-23T00:23:19+00 CarbonMapper, emi20240923t002319p15011-A -34.1811, 150.7203[27] 3842.622 kg/hr[27] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2024-09-23, 1
2024-10-05T00:24:43+00 CarbonMapper, tan20241005t002443c00s4001-A -34.18, 150.7204[27] 2485.908 kg/hr[27] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2024-10-05, 1
2024-10-05T00:24:43+00 CarbonMapper, tan20241005t002443c00s4001-C -34.20790106, 150.7702762[27] [27] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2024-10-05, 2
2024-12-13T00:15:05+00 CarbonMapper, tan20241213t001505c00s4001-B -34.2075, 150.7707[27] 3219.396 kg/hr[27] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2024-12-13, 1
2024-12-13T00:15:05+00 CarbonMapper, tan20241213t001505c00s4001-A -34.1815, 150.7201[27] 3752.419 kg/hr[27] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2024-12-13, 2
2024-12-25T00:28:57+00 CarbonMapper, 5d7b8c35-f2a4-496c-a85f-c25a2bc621ca -34.2072, 150.7709[28] 1119.0 kg/hr[28] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2024-12-25, 1
2024-12-25T00:28:57+00 CarbonMapper, 4157a31d-922a-4569-9ceb-ea1053c368dd -34.1814, 150.72[28] 1670.0 kg/hr[28] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2024-12-25, 2
2025-01-04T23:28:16+00 CarbonMapper, emi20250104t232816p15042-B -34.2073, 150.771[27] 3603.892 kg/hr[27] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2025-01-04, 1
2025-01-04T23:28:16+00 CarbonMapper, emi20250104t232816p15042-A -34.181, 150.72[27] 6927.683 kg/hr[27] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2025-01-04, 2
2025-01-21T00:28:31+00 CarbonMapper, 9417ba61-f19e-4dd8-a84a-a27fc569cd15 -34.1814, 150.72[28] 4207.0 kg/hr[28] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2025-01-21, 1
2025-04-03T00:32:40+00 CarbonMapper, tan20250403t003240c00s4001-F -34.2203, 150.8242[27] 1771.927 kg/hr[27] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2025-04-03, 1
2025-04-03T00:32:40+00 CarbonMapper, tan20250403t003240c00s4001-D -34.208, 150.7714[27] 3174.726 kg/hr[27] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2025-04-03, 2
2025-04-03T00:32:40+00 CarbonMapper, tan20250403t003240c00s4001-C -34.1816, 150.7206[27] 9135.977 kg/hr[27] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2025-04-03, 3
2025-05-01T00:36:57+00 CarbonMapper, tan20250501t003657c00s4001-C -34.2203, 150.8241[27] 628.3747 kg/hr[27] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2025-05-01, 1
2025-05-01T00:36:57+00 CarbonMapper, tan20250501t003657c00s4001-B -34.2069, 150.771[27] 1138.798 kg/hr[27] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2025-05-01, 2
2025-05-01T00:36:57+00 CarbonMapper, tan20250501t003657c00s4001-A -34.1815, 150.7204[27] 3266.029 kg/hr[27] New South Wales State Methane Observation 2025-05-01, 3

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