Narrabri North Mine

 

Tenements: ML 1609
Location: 28km south of Narrabri adjacent to Kamilaroi Highway
Coal types: Low ash, high energy, low sulphur thermal coal for the export market.
Manager: Narrabri Coal Operations Pty Ltd (for Narrabri Joint Venture)
Mining Operations:

Construction commenced on Stage One of the project in January 2008, with production expected to commence in early 2010.

Initial production using continuous miners will be 0.7 million tonnes per year. A rail loop and associated coal handling and processing equipment has been constructed to facilitate the transport of coal from the project site to Newcastle for export.

Stage Two plans for the project include the production of an additional 5.3 million tonnes per year from longwall mining. An Environmental Assessment is currently being carried out for the longwall phase.

Production Statistics: The Narrabri North mine is scheduled to come into production in early 2010.  Whitehaven's most recent production statistics can be found in our Quarterly Reports released to the Australian Securities Exchange. You can find the most recent Quarterly Report here.
Remarks: Whitehaven has entered into an agreement tp sell a further 7.5% interest in the Narrabri North mine to a Korean consortium comprising Daewoo International Corporation and Korea Resources Corporation. Completion of this sale is subject to regulatory approvals which are in the process of being obtained.
Employment: The Narrabri North mine is currently recruiting. You can view employment opportunities here.

 

Joint Venture Participants

Joint Venture Participant Interest
Whitehaven 70.0%
Electric Power Development Co. Ltd 7.5%
EDF Trading 7.5%
Upper Horn Investments Limited 7.5%
Daewoo International Corporation and Korea Resources Corporation 7.5%