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Wilpinjong Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Wollar, New South Wales, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Wilpinjong Coal Mine | Wollar, New South Wales, Australia | -32.332, 149.885 (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 | – | 2007[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16[2] | 13.28[2] | 2022[2] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 60* | 550[3] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67[4] | 2022[4] | 134[4] | – | Bituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Wilpinjong Coal Pty Ltd[5][6] | Peabody Energy | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | 13.6[2] | 14.2[2] | 15.1[2] | 14.7[2] | 14.48[2] | 13.28[2] | 12[1] |
Expansion/Extension
Table 6: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Project Phase | Added Capacity (Mtpa)* | Start Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed | Pre-Permit | Extension[7] | – | 1 | – |
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
TheWilpinjong Mine is a coal mine, operated by Wilpinjong Coal, a subsidiary of Peabody Energy, in Wollar, New South Wales, Australia. The mine accesses the Ulan Seam, which has yielded coal for 30 years. The mine is ramping up to produce 9 million tons (8.2 million tonnes) by 2011. Coal from Wilpinjong fuels local Bayswater and Liddell power stations as part of a nearly 20-year coal supply contract with Macquarie Generation, an Australian state-owned electricity generating corporation. The mine's coal is also exported through the Port of Newcastle to customers in Asia.[8]
The mine was commissioned in 2006. Coal is mined by a contractor from reserves that Peabody controls. During 2008, the Wilpinjong Mine sold 7.3 million tons of thermal coal.[9]
- Owner: Wilpinjong Coal
- Parent company: Peabody Energy
- Location: Wollar, New South Wales, Australia
- GPS coordinates: -32.332, 149.885
- Production: 12.88 million tons (2020); 11.97 (2021)
- Type of coal: Thermal
- Mine type: Surface
- Equipment: Truck and shovel
- Number of employees:
- Recoverable Reserves: 196 million tons
- Start Year: 2006
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (PDF). 2023-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20240606040306/https://www.peabodyenergy.com/Peabody/media/MediaLibrary/Investor%2520Info/10K-Year-Ended-12-31-2023.pdf?ext=.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-06-06.
{{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/20240208193929/https://www.peabodyenergy.com/Peabody/media/MediaLibrary/Operations/Australia%2520Mining/New%2520South%2520Wales%2520Mining/Wilpinjong%2520Mine/2022%2520WCPL%2520AR/Annual-Review_2022_Final.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.mininglink.com.au/mine-details/wilpinjong.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240122194912/https://www.peabodyenergy.com/Peabody/media/MediaLibrary/Investor%20Info/Annual%20Reports/Peabody-10-K-Year-Ended-12-31-22.pdf?ext=.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240722225222/https://www.peabodyenergy.com/Peabody/media/MediaLibrary/Operations/Australia%2520Mining/New%2520South%2520Wales%2520Mining/Wilpinjong%2520Mine/ML1846.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125043716/https://www.peabodyenergy.com/Investor-Info/Shareholder-Information/Annual-Report. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240904171123/https://majorprojects.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/prweb/PRRestService/mp/01/getContent?AttachRef=SSD-6764!20190227T081255.255%2520GMT. Archived from the original on 04 September 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "New South Wales Operations" Peabody Energy Website, October 2009
- ↑ "Peabody Annual Report 10K through December 31, 2008" Edgar Online, Filed February 27, 2009
Expansion
Peabody is pursing a life of mine extension that would include mining an additional 800 hectares and adding 1 million tonne of additional capacity (from 15 million tonnes per annum to 16 million tonnes per annum).[1] The project has met resistance from the local residents in Wollar.[2]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ Peabody Energy,Wilpinjong Extension Project, New South Wales Planning Portal, accessed June 2022
- ↑ Xanthe Gregory,Wollar's remaining community opposes further expansion of Peabody Energy's open cut coal mine, ABC News, 14 Feb 2022
