Whitehaven coal
A contemporary rehabilitation program
The Sunnyside open-cut mine was operational from 2008 until 2012, when it was placed into care and maintenance.
The mine resumed operations in the second half of 2017 with the aim of mining the remaining coal and fully rehabilitating the site. Coal sales from the mine will effectively fund the full and final rehabilitation of the mine site, providing a contemporary example of a rehabilitation program to the local community.
| Operation | Sunnyside Mine |
| Ownership | 100% ownership |
| Commenced operations | 2008-2012; recommenced in 2017 |
| Location | 15km west of Gunnedah |
| Type of operation | Open cut coal mine |
| Operating hours | 5 days per week |
| Production approval | 0.4 million tonnes run of mine coal per annum |
| Stage of operation | Rehabilitation |
| Workforce | 20 |
Approvals
Complaints Register 2019_Sunnyside
387.52 KBSUN-Complaint Register 2009 (3 complaints)
74.38 KBSUN-Complaint Register 2010 (3 complaints)
136.83 KBSUN-Complaint Register 2011 (3 complaints)
137.56 KBSUN-Complaint Register 2012 (2 complaints)
107.18 KBSUN-Complaint Register 2013 (8 complaints)
130.41 KBSUN-Complaint Register 2014 (0 complaint)
305.27 KBSUN-Complaint Register 2015 (0 complaint)
305.42 KBSUN-Complaint Register 2016 (1 complaint)
66.81 KBSUN-Complaint Register 2017
58.76 KBSUN-Complaint Register 2018 (1 complaint)
72.19 KBSUN-Complaint Register 2020
384.88 KBSUN-Compliant Register 2018 (1 complaint)
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SUN-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report February 2019
544.42 KBSUN-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2009
1.7 MBSUN-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2010
2.42 MBSUN-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2011
3.44 MBSUN-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2012
4.13 MBSUN-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2013
3.63 MBSUN-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2014
2.18 MBSUN-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2015
833.96 KBSUN-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2016
442.34 KBSUN-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2017 May 2017
190.29 KBSUN-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report August 2018
526.28 KBSUN-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report February 2018
553.81 KBSUN-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report May 2018
476.54 KBSUN-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report November 2019
716.21 KBSUN-CCC Next Meeting
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Environmental Management, Monitoring & Compliance
SUN-ANNUAL Review 2019
2.16 MBSUN-Annual Environmental Management Review 2009-2010
4.4 MBSUN-Annual Environmental Management Review 2010-2011
4.17 MBSUN-Annual Environmental Management Review 2011-2012
8.19 MBSUN-Annual Environmental Management Review 2012-2013
5.08 MBSUN-Annual Environmental Management Review 2013-2014
4.65 MBSUN-Annual Review 2014-2015
3.35 MBSUN-Annual Review 2015-2016
2.01 MBSUN-Annual Review 2017
1.6 MBSUN-Annual Review 2018
2.85 MB
2020_02_Sunnyside EPL Monitoring Data
891 KB2020_03_Sunnyside EPL Monitoring Data
969.14 KB2020_04_Sunnyside EPL Monitoring Data
837.05 KB2020_05_Sunnyside EPL Monitoring Data
837.13 KB2020_06_Sunnyside EPL Monitoring Data
1.09 MB2020_07_Sunnyside EPL Monitoring Data
837.31 KB2020_09_Sunnyside EPL Monitoring Data
837.04 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring February 2019
848.24 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring 2012
4.75 MBSUN-EPL Monitoring 2013
5.53 MBSUN-EPL Monitoring 2014
5.41 MBSUN-EPL Monitoring 2015
3.23 MBSUN-EPL Monitoring 2016
3.9 MBSUN-EPL Monitoring 2017
3.13 MBSUN-EPL Monitoring April 2018
271.14 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring April_2019
919.41 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring August 2018
987.42 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring August 2019
889.01 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring December 2018
819.76 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring December 2019
898.45 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring February 2018
575.86 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring January 2018
258.35 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring January 2019
815.98 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring January 2020
600.68 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring July 2018
986 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring July 2019
884.75 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring June 2018
988.88 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring June 2019
910.16 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring March 2018
575.97 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring March 2019
904.76 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring May 2018
994.11 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring May 2019
905.02 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring November 2018
814.71 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring November 2019
891.6 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring October 2018
986.93 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring October 2019
888.9 KBSUN-EPL Monitoring September 2018
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SUN-2008 Environmental Assessment - Cover
393.11 KBSUN-2008 Environmental Assessment - Executive Summary
6.47 MBSUN-2008 Environmental Assessment - Section 1
10.02 MBSUN-2008 Environmental Assessment - Section 2
33.41 MBSUN-2008 Environmental Assessment - Section 3
346.95 KBSUN-2008 Environmental Assessment - Section 4A
18.56 MBSUN-2008 Environmental Assessment - Section 4B
63.23 MBSUN-2008 Environmental Assessment - Section 5
5.88 MBSUN-2008 Environmental Assessment - Section 6
262.96 KBSUN-2008 Environmental Assessment - Section 7
163.75 KBSUN-2008 Environmental Assessment - Section 8
222.01 KBSUN-2008 Environmental Assessment -Appendices
4.07 MBSUN-2015 Modification - Environmental Assessment (as modified following Response to Submissions)
9.11 MBSUN-2015 Modification - Environmental Assessment-Attachment 1 Traffic and Transport Review
5.23 MBSUN-2015 Modification - Environmental Assessment-Attachment 2 Noise and Blasting Review
3.48 MBSUN-2015 Modification - Environmental Assessment-Attachment 3 Air Quality Review
551.08 KBSUN-2015 Modification - Environmental Assessment-Attachment 4 Post-Mining Groundwater Assessment
373.11 KBSUN-Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium - Part 1 Groundwater
12.5 MBSUN-Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium - Part 2 Noise and Vibration
1.49 MBSUN-Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium - Part 3a Fauna
1.98 MBSUN-Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium - Part 3b Koala Management
1.58 MBSUN-Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium - Part 4 Surface Water
768.54 KBSUN-Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium - Part 5 Air Quality
1.46 MBSUN-Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium - Part 6 Traffic and Transport
5.23 MBSUN-Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium - Part 7 Aboriginal Heritage
5.03 MBSUN-Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium - Part 8 Flora
1.35 MBSUN-Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium - Part 9 Soils and Land Capability
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SUN-Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management Plan
556.69 KBSUN-Air Quality Management Plan
2.08 MBSUN-Blast Management Plan
5.27 MBSUN-Bushfire Management Plan
365.18 KBSUN-Energy Savings Action Plan
398.3 KBSUN-Environmental Management Strategy
403.52 KBSUN-Environmental Monitoring Program
405.19 KBSUN-Hydrocarbon Management Plan
361.32 KBSUN-Koala Management Plan
521.55 KBSUN-Noise Management Plan
1.2 MBSUN-Pollution Incident Response Management Plan
1.01 MBSUN-Spontaneous Combustion Monitoring Plan
376.28 KBSUN-Waste Management Plan
356.9 KBSUN-Water Management Plan
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SUN-Independent Environmental Audit Report 2011
1.6 MBSUN-Independent Environmental Audit Report 2013
2.49 MBSUN-Independent Environmental Audit Report 2013-Action Plan
117.16 KBSUN-Independent Environmental Audit Report 2016
3 MBSUN-Independent Environmental Audit Report 2016-Action Plan
209.72 KBSUN-Independent Environmental Audit Report 2019
2.24 MBSUN-Independent Environmental Audit Report 2019-Action Plan
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Contacts
Sunnyside Mine
Contact us for more information, to provide feedback or to lodge a complaint.
1800 WHAVEN (1800 942 836)
All contactsSunnyside Mine Timeline
FY08
FY12
Mining operations suspended
FY13-17
Mine placed into care and maintenance
FY18
Mining re-commenced in the second half of 2017
FY20
Extraction and transport of coal to be completed
Future Planning
The final year of mine operations
Mining at Sunnyside is expected to be completed during FY20. Rehabilitation is also occurring progressively, with final shaping of the landform and planting to be undertaken following the conclusion of coal mining. A Closure Mining Operations Plan has been approved to support the mine’s rehabilitation.