Narrabri Mine

About Narrabri Mine
Rehabilitation
Approvals
Community
Environmental Management
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Stage 3 Extension Project
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The Narrabri mine has been operating successfully since 2012

The mine is Whitehaven's only underground operation and employs around 500 people, the majority of whom live locally.

The Narrabri underground mine is approved to produce 11 million tonnes per annum of high quality thermal coal until 2031. The Narrabri longwall is fully automated and is one of the most advanced in Australia.

Operation	Narrabri Underground Coal mine
Ownership	Whitehaven 77.5%, 3 others each with 7.5%
Commenced operations	2012
Location	17km south east of Narrabri, 70km north west of Gunnedah
Type of operation	Underground coal mine
Operating hours	24/7
Production approval	11.0 Mt run of mine coal per annum
Stage of operation	In operation
Workforce	500

Rehabilitation

Narrabri Mine

Rehabilitation has been undertaken progressively since operations began in 2010. The historic land use within the mining lease area (ML1609) was predominately agriculture (grazing and cropping) and forestry – and the aim of rehabilitation and mine closure is to return the land to the agricultural land class or vegetation type that existed prior to mining.

Rehabilitation practices include (but are not limited to) sealing boreholes utilised for gas drainage and exploration purposes, and repair of surface subsidence impacts. Woodland areas that have been disturbed are rehabilitated with native vegetation species prevalent in the surrounding area.

While Whitehaven will hold onto the land for decades to come, with mining approved until 2044, areas of rehabilitation on former agricultural and pastured land will be used for light grazing in the coming years.

Progress

Rehabilitation map