Hunter Valley Continuation Project

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Hunter Valley Continuation Project is an extension project for the Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) open-cut coal mining complex in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Location

The satellite image below shows the center of the HVO in New South Wales, Australia.

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Background

Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) consists of two mine sites separated by the Hunter River: Hunter Valley North coal mine and Hunter Valley South coal mine. While the two mine sites are approved under separate development consents, they are operated as one site, known as the HVO Complex.

The HVO is a Joint Venture between Yancoal Australia Ltd and Glencore.

The HVO Continuation Project aims to recover further coal resources within the existing mining tenements at HVO, extending the life of mine from 2025 to 2050 at HVO North and from 2030 to 2045 at HVO South.

Mine Details

• Operator: Glencore
• Owners: Yancoal Australia (51%), Glencore (49%)
• Location: New South Wales, Australia
• Coordinates: -32.5245, 150.9819 (exact)
• Mine Status: Proposed
• Start Year:
• Production Capacity:
• Total Reserves:
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mine Type: Surface
• Mine Size: 76.16 km2
• Workforce Size:
• Primary Consumer: Port Waratah Coal Services
• Source of Financing: