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Coal projects in Australia Construction Operating Estimated Start Estimated New Estimated Project Company State Location Type Status Capacity Unit Resource Employment Employment Commercial Capacity Investment $m Estimate Estimate Operation Alpha Coal Project (mine and rail) GVK, Hancock Coal QLD 120 km SW of Clermont New Project Feasible 30 Mt thermal coal 3,400 2,290 10,800 2022+ Wandoan Glencore Qld 60km N of Miles New project Publicly announced 22 Mt thermal coal 5,000+ 2025+ China Stone MacMines Australasia QLD 270km south of Charters Towers New Project Feasible 38 Mt thermal coal 3,900 3,400 6,700 2023 China First (Galilee Coal Project) Kalium Lakes QLD 36 km NE of Jericho New Project Feasible 40 Mt thermal coal 3,500 2,325 6,400 2024+ Kevin's Corner GVK QLD Galilee Basin New project Feasible 30 Mt thermal coal 1,500 2,000 6,000 2024+ South Galilee Coal Project Alpha Coal Pty Ltd and AMCI (Alpha) Pty Ltd QLD 160 km west of Emerlad New project Feasible 3 Mt thermal coal 1,600 1,288 4,200 2025 Saraji East BHP and Mitsubishi QLD 30 km north of Dysart New project Feasible 7 Mt coking coal 1,000 500 2,400 2024 Carmichael Coal Project (mine and rail) Adani QLD 160 km NW of Clermont New Project Feasible 10-15 Mt thermal coal 1,500 1500–2499+ 2021 Moranbah South Anglo American and Exxaro Resources Limited QLD 10 km southeast of Moranbah New project Feasible 18 Mt coking coal 878 1,314 2,000 2022 Byerwen Coal Project QCoal Group, JFE Holdings QLD 20 km W of Glenden New Project Committed 10 Mt thermal and coking coal 350 545 1,760 2019 Bylong Korean Electric Power Corporation NSW 55 km north-east of Mudgee New project Feasible 6.5 Mt thermal coal 665 470 1500–2499 2020 Wards Well BHP, Mitsui & Co QLD 29km SW of Glenden New project Feasible 6 Mt coking coal 1,000 500 1,500 2021 Eagle Downs Aquila Resources, South32 QLD 25 km SE of Moranbah New Project Feasible 4.5 Mt coking coal 500 1000–1499 2021+ Springsure Creek Adamelia Resources QLD 40 km south of Emerald New project Feasible 7 Mt thermal coal 350-500 1000–1499 2022+ Watermark Shenhua Energy NSW 33 km SE of Gunnedah New project Feasible 10 Mt thermal coal and coking coal 600 400 1,200 2022 North Surat - Taroom Project New Hope Coal QLD 3 km SE of Taroom New project Feasible 8 Mt thermal coal 1,000 500 1,120 2024+ Olive Downs Project Pembroke Resources QLD 25 km south of Coppabella New project Feasible 15 Mt thermal coal and coking coal 500 1,000 1,000 2020 Red Hill Mining BHP Billiton / Mitsubishi Allian QLD 20km north of Moranbah New Project Feasible 14.5 Mt coking and thermal coal 2,000 1,500 1000–1499+ 2024 Belview Stanmore Coal QLD 10 km E of Blackwater New Project Publicly Announced 2.6 Mt coking coal, PCI, thermal coal 500–999 2023+ New Acland (Stage 3 extension) New Hope Coal QLD 177 km W of Brisbane Expansion Feasible 4.5 Mt thermal coal 260 435 896 2020+ Wallarah 2 project Korea Resources Corp / Sojitz Corp NSW NW of Wyong New project Feasible 5 Mt thermal coal 450 300 800 2022+ The Range Project Stanmore Coal QLD 24 km SE of Wandoan New project Feasible 5 Mt thermal coal 400 780 2024 Talwood Aquila Resources QLD 35 km N of Moranbah New project Publicly Announced 3.6 Mt PCI, thermal and hard coking coal 400 300 500–999 2025+ North Surat - Collingwood Project New Hope Coal QLD 12 km NE of Wandoan New project Feasible 4 Mt thermal coal 1,000 400 652 2024+ Grosvenor West Qinghai Kingho Group QLD 10km NW of Moranbah New Project Feasible 5 Mt coking coal 100 400 500–999 2021+ Ellensfield Ellensfield Coal Management Pty Ltd. QLD 35 km northeast of Moranbah New project Publicly Announced 5.5 Mt thermal coal and metallurgical coal 250-300 220-240 500–999 2025+ Vickery Whitehaven NSW 22 km N of Gunnedah New project Feasible 10 Mt thermal and coking coal 500 450 500–999 2026+ Taroborah Shenhuo Group QLD 22 km W of Emerald New project Feasible 5.73 Mt thermal coal 150 375 560+ 2020 Spur Hill Malabar Coal NSW 15 km SW of Muswellbrook New project Feasible 6 Mt thermal and semi-soft coal 400 300 500–999 2023 North Surat - Woori Project New Hope Coal QLD 19 km S of Wandoan New project Feasible 2.5 Mt thermal coal 400 200 520 2024+ Codrilla Peabody Energy QLD 62 km SE of Moranbah New Project Feasible 3.2 Mt PCI 500–999 2025+ Elimatta New Hope Coal QLD 45 km SW of Taroom New Project Feasible 5 Mt thermal coal 500 300 500–999 2025+ Hillalong Shandong Energy Group QLD 15km east of Glenden New project Feasible 1.8 Mt thermal coal and coking coal 450 350 500–999 2021+ Newstan Colliery Extension Project Centennial Coal NSW 25 km southwest of Newcastle Expansion Publicly Announced 1.6 Mt thermal coal and coking coal 500–999+ 2024 South Burnett (mine and transport corridor) MRV Tarong Basin Coal Pty Ltd QLD 6 km south of Kingaroy New project Publicly Announced 12.5 Mt thermal coal 600 500 500–999 2021+ Teresa United Mining Group QLD 17 km N of Emerald New project Feasible 6 Mt PCI and thermal 350 440 500–999 2023+ Hume Coal Project Hume Coal (POSCO) NSW 3km west of Moss Vale New Project Feasible 3 Mt coking and thermal coal 300 250–499 2022+ Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain Pilot Project Kawasaki Heavy Industries VIC Latrobe Valley New project Committed n/a brown coal 400 496 2020 Project Maxwell Malabar Coal NSW 15km SW of Muswellbrook New project Publicly announced thermal coal 250 350 250–499 2026+ New Lenton New Hope Coal, MPC QLD 20 km E of Moranbah New project Feasible 1.5 Mt thermal coal and coking coal 250 300 250–499 2020 Rolleston (phase 2) Glencore, Sumisho, IRCA QLD 16 W of Rolleston Expansion Feasible 5 Mt thermal coal 20-175 175 400 2024+ Wilton-Fairhill Futura Resources QLD 70 km NW of Blackwater New Project Publicly Announced 10 Mt coking coal 100 250–499 2025+ Minyango Bounty Mining QLD 3km S of Blackwater New project Publicly Announced 3 Mt Thermal 250–499 2025+ United-Wambo Peabody and Glencore NSW 16 km west of Singleton New Project Feasible 6.5 Mt thermal coal and semi soft coking coal 120 250 250–499 2020 Washpool hard coking coal project Aquila Resources QLD 60 km NE of Emerald New project Feasible 2.6 Mt coking coal 307 364 368 2024 Arcturus Adamelia Resources QLD 35 km southeast of Emerald New project Feasible 5 Mt thermal coal 300 150 250–499 2025+ Vermont East/Willunga Pembroke Resources QLD 75 km NE of Clermont New project Feasible 4 Mt Hard coking coal, PCI and thermal 300 2023 Mandalong Southern Extension Project Centennial Coal NSW 25km SW of Newcastle Expansion Feasible 0.5 Mt Thermal 300 265 2020 Winchester South Whitehaven Coal QLD 150km SW of Mackay New project Publicly announced 7 Mt Thermal 250–499 2025+ Colton New Hope Coal QLD 11km N of Maryborough New Project Feasible 0.5 Mt coking coal 100 100 250–499 2023+ Styx (Central Queensland Coal) Mineralogy QLD 139km NW of Rockhampton New project Feasible 1.5 Mt PCI and thermal 200 500 240 2021 Dysart East Bengal Energy Qld 5km NE of Dysart New project Publicly Announced 1.9 Mt HCC 200 0–249 2023 Grosvenor Phase 2 Anglo American QLD 4km SE of Moranbah Expansion Feasible 6 Mt coking coal 0–249+ 2025+ Mount Owen Continued Operations Project (Modification 2) Glencore NSW 20 km north of Singleton Expansion Feasible 12 Mt thermal and semi-soft coking coal 0–249 2021 Moorlands Cuesta Coal Limited QLD 25 km W of Clermont New project Feasible 1.9 Mt thermal coal 148 2022+ Ironbark No. 1 Fitzroy Australia Resources QLD 35km NE of Moranbah New project Feasible 3 Mt Thermal 350 0–249 2021 Walton Aquila Resources QLD 20km east of Bluff New project Feasible 1.6 Mt LVPCI 100 169 0–249 2023+ Baralaba South Baralaba Coal QLD 10 km S of Baralaba Expansion Feasible 4 Mt PCI and thermal 150 400 0–249 2020+ Orion Downs/Meteor Downs Sojitz, U&D Coal QLD 60 km SE of Emerald New project Completed 1.5 Mt thermal coal 30-40 25-30 100 2018 Isaac Plains Stanmore Coal QLD 7km SE of Moranbah Expansion Feasible coking and thermal coal 0–249 2020+ Ashton South East opencut Yancoal Australia NSW 14 km NW of Singleton Expansion Feasible 2.4 Mt thermal and semi soft coking coal 127 160 0–249 2021+ Stratford extension project Yancoal Australia NSW 95km of Newcastle Expansion Publicly announced 1.2 Mt Thermal 125 0–249 2020 Comet Ridge Bowen Coking Coal QLD 20 km S of Comet New Project Feasible 0.4 Mt thermal and coking coal 0–249 2025+ Source: Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Note: as on October 2018