Wilpinjong Coal Mine

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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)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2007	–

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
16	13.28	2022	Surface	Open Pit	–	60*	550

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	2022	134	–	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Wilpinjong Coal Pty Ltd	Peabody Energy Corp	USA

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	13	14	15	14	14	13	12

Expansion/Extension

Table 6: Project status

* Added capacity of a coal mine refers to the enhancement in the mine's production capabilities beyond its initial production capacity.

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Project Phase	Added Capacity (Mtpa)*	Start Year
Proposed	Pre-Permit	Extension	–	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 supplement.

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.

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.

• 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

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). The project has met resistance from the local residents in Wollar.

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