Donaldson coal mine explained

Donaldson Coal Mine
Pushpin Map:Australia New South Wales
State/Province:New South Wales
Country:Australia
Owner:Yancoal
Products:Coking coal
Opening Year:1999
Closing Year:2013

The Donaldson Coal Mine is a coal mine located around 5 km west of Beresfield, and about 25 km from the Port of Newcastle in New South Wales.[1] Operated by Donaldson Coal in a group of three mines, Donaldson, Abel and Tasman, the lease to operate commenced December 1999.[2] The mine has coal reserves amounting to 827.4 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Asia and the world. The mine had an annual production capacity of 10 million tonnes of coal.[3] The mine was closed in 2013 and the site remediated.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Donaldson . doncoal.com.au . Yancoal. 23 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Mining Lease 1461 . Donaldson Coal . Yancoal. 30 September 2018.
  3. Web site: Donaldson Coal Mine. 2012. Yancoal. 3 July 2013.
  4. Web site: Donaldson mine . Donaldson Coal . 30 September 2018 . en-AU.