Stratford Complex

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Stratford Complex is an operating coal mine in New South Wales, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Stratford Complex	New South Wales, Australia	-32.11607, 151.974708 (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	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1995	–

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
2	1.009	2022	Surface	Open Pit	15.8	60*	114*

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
–	–	–	Newcastle	Bituminous	Thermal & Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Stratford Coal Pty Ltd	Yancoal Australia Ltd [100.0%]	China

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	0	0	1	0	1	1	0

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

Stratford Complex is an open-cut coal mine located in the Gloucester Basin of New South Wales, Australia. The mine is also known as Bowens Road North.

According to Stratford Coal, the mine will have exhausted its approved commercial coal reserves in 2024, and will transition to closure upon completion of mining operations.

• Operator: Stratford Coal
• Owner: Yancoal Yanzhou Coal Mining Company
• Location: 95 km north of Newcastle, in the Gloucester Basin of New South Wales, Australia
• Coordinates: -32.13533467, 151.9511439 (exact)
• Mine Status: Operating
• Start Year: 1995
• Production Capacity: 0.455 million tonnes per annum
• Total Reserves:
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mine Type: Surface
• Mine Size (Km2):
• Workforce Size: 100
• Primary Consumer:
• Source of Financing:

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