Donaldson coal mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Donaldson Coal Mine | |
| New South Wales | |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 32°49′14″S 151°36′26″E / 32.820672°S 151.607326°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Coking coal |
| History | |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Closed | 2013 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Yancoal |
| Website | Donaldson Coal |
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]
References[edit]
- ^ "Donaldson". doncoal.com.au. Yancoal. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Mining Lease 1461" (PDF). Donaldson Coal. Yancoal. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Donaldson Coal Mine". Yancoal. 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Donaldson mine". Donaldson Coal. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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