Newstan Coal Mine

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Newstan Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Woodrising, New South Wales, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Newstan Coal Mine Woodrising, New South Wales, Australia -32.978628, 151.574319 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Project Type Opening Year Closing Year
Proposed[1] Construction Recommission 2024

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.
Capacity (Mtpa) Production (Mtpa) Year of Production Mine Type Mining Method Mine Size (km2) Mine Depth (m) Workforce Size
1 Underground Bord and Pillar 500* 320

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
65.6 288 Newcastle Bituminous Thermal & Met

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Centennial Newstan Pty Ltd[2] Banpu PCL [100.0%] Thailand

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

Background

The Newstan coal mine was an underground mine, operated by Centennial Coal, producing 4 million tonnes per annum near Woodrising in New South Wales, Australia.

The mine closed in 2014 and plans to reopen, but after ten years, is presumed cancelled.[3] The mine is operated by Centennial Coal. The company currently has a 1.6 million tonne expansion project to reopen.[4] The project appears cancelled as the company has not received US$3.8 in government funding to build hydro on the site of the former coal mine.[5]

  • Sponsor:
  • Parent Company: Centennial Coal
  • Location: Woodrising, New South Wales, Australia
  • GPS Coordinates: -32.978628, 151.574319 (exact)
  • Status: Care and maintenance
  • Production Capacity: 4 million tonnes per annum
  • Total Resource:
  • Mineable Reserves:
  • Coal type:
  • Mine Type: underground
  • Mining Method:longwall
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Source of Financing:

Expansion Details

  • Status: Cancelled
  • Capacity: 1.6 mtpa
  • Start Year:2024

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240207183453/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/28/eight-coal-projects-to-be-considered-by-nsw-forecast-to-add-15bn-tonnes-to-global-emissions. Archived from the original on 07 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125050719/https://www.banpu.com/investor-relations/publications/annual-report/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Ian Kirkwood,Newstan Colliery to Close this Month with 100 Jobs Gone, Newcastle Herald, July 11, 2014
  4. Centennial Coal,Mining Operations Plan, March 2018 - July 2020
  5. Hydro storage project pumps new life into old Australian mine, PV Magazine, December 2020.