Whitehaven coal
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One of Whitehaven’s three foundation mines
Tarrawonga is part of the bedrock of Whitehaven’s business since the company’s formation in 1999 in the Gunnedah Coal Basin.
The Tarrawonga open cut mine produces high-quality thermal coal and semi-soft coking coal for export markets with reserves to support more than 20 years of coal extraction. Whitehaven took full ownership of the mine in April 2018 after purchasing Idemitsu’s 30% joint venture interest.
Tarrawonga successfully utilises improved mining techniques to reduce overburden removal costs.
Whitehaven has also recently approved an expansion to its fully approved rate of 3Mtpa ROM coal by the introduction of a new mining fleet from FY20.
| Operation | Tarrawonga mine |
| Ownership | 100% ownership |
| Commenced operations | 2006 |
| Location | 16km north east of Boggabri |
| Type of operation | Open cut coal mine |
| Operating hours | 24/7 |
| Production approval | 3 million tonnes run of mine coal per annum |
| Stage of Operation | In operation |
| Workforce | 180 |
Approvals
TAR-Complaint Register 2014 (20 complaints)
139.11 KBTAR-Complaint Register 2015 (5 complaints)
306.94 KBTAR-Complaint Register 2016 (4 complaints)
203.56 KBTAR-Complaint Register 2017
197.57 KBTAR-Complaint Register 2018 (1 complaint)
196.25 KBTAR-Complaints Register 2019 -(0 Complaint)
181.89 KBTAR-Complaints Register Jan-June 2020
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BTM CCC 2013 November 19
139.68 KBBTM CCC 2014 November 19
99.64 KBBTM CCC 2015 November 19
97.76 KBBTM CCC 2016 May 19 (yet to be endorsed by CCC Chairperson)
109.94 KBBTM- CCC Meeting Minutes 2018 November 8
252.12 KBBTM- Environmental Trust Minutes 2018 November 8
156.51 KBBTM-Environmental Trust Minutes 18 May 2017
60.45 KBTAR - CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report May 2020
2.2 MBTAR-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2014
2.78 MBTAR-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2015
1.54 MBTAR-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2016
1.31 MBTAR-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2017
3.85 MBTAR-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2018
10.65 MBTAR-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2019
21.42 MBTAR-Committee Meetings Notice for 2020
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Environmental Management, Monitoring & Compliance
TAR-EPL Monitoring 01 January 2020
553.36 KBTAR-EPL Monitoring 02 February 2020
777.22 KBTAR-EPL Monitoring 03 March 2020
905.96 KBTAR-EPL Monitoring 04 April 2020
750.92 KBTAR-EPL Monitoring 05 May 2020
557.29 KBTAR-EPL Monitoring 06 June 2020
845.74 KBTAR-EPL Monitoring 07 July 2020
557.6 KBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2014
4.99 MBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2015
2.7 MBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2016
5.99 MBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2017
8.03 MBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2018
4.06 MBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2019
3.09 MB
TAR-01-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix A - Groundwater Assessment - Part 1
9.53 MBTAR-02-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix A - Groundwater Assessment - Part 2
7.52 MBTAR-03-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix A - Groundwater Assessment - Part 3
8.93 MBTAR-04-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix A - Groundwater Assessment - Part 4
6.03 MBTAR-05-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix B - Surface Water Assessment - Part 1
8.43 MBTAR-06-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix B - Surface Water - Assessment-Part-2
5.01 MBTAR-07-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix C - Noise and Blasting Assessment
8.3 MBTAR-08-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix D - Air Quality Assessment
9.48 MBTAR-09-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix E - Fauna Assessment - Part 1
9.26 MBTAR-10-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix E - Fauna Assessment - Part 2
9.64 MBTAR-11-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix E - Fauna Assessment - Part 3
8.44 MBTAR-12-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix F - Flora Assessment - Part 1
5.02 MBTAR-13-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix F - Flora Assessment - Part 2
5.16 MBTAR-14-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix G -EPBC Matters
597.35 KBTAR-15-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix H - Transport Assessment
6.38 MBTAR-16-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix I - Agricultural Resources - Part 1
8.48 MBTAR-17-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix I - Agricultural Resources - Part 2
9.72 MBTAR-18-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix I - agricultural Resources - Part 3
2.54 MBTAR-19-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix J - Visual Assessment
6.24 MBTAR-20-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix K - Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment
7.64 MBTAR-21-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix l - Non Aboriginal Heritage Assessment
8.86 MBTAR-22-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix M - Socio Economic Assessment
655.44 KBTAR-24-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix N - Geochemistry Assessment
8.89 MBTAR-24-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix O - Environmental Risk Assessment
4.31 MBTAR-25-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix P - Preliminary Hazard Analysis
4.21 MBTAR-26-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix Q - Land Contamination Assessment
5.24 MBTAR-27-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix R - Low Permeability Barrier - Part 1
9.13 MBTAR-28-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Appendix R - Low Permeability Barrier - Part 2
3.35 MBTAR-29-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Attachment 1 - Director-General's Requirements
3.31 MBTAR-30-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Attachment 2 - Project Application
116.09 KBTAR-31-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Attachment 3 - Potential Interactions
188.33 KBTAR-32-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Attachment 4 - Peer Review Letters
324.04 KBTAR-33-EA Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium-Attachment 5 - Community Information
2.67 MBTAR-Environmental Assessment - Executive Summary
1.96 MBTAR-Environmental Assessment - Table of Contents
193.91 KBTAR-Environmental Assessment - Section 1 Introduction
1.28 MBTAR-Environmental Assessment - Section 2 - Project Description
6.97 MBTAR-Environmental Assessment - Section 3 Consultation
247.62 KBTAR-Environmental Assessment - Section 4 Environmental Assessment
15.27 MBTAR-Environmental Assessment - Section 5 - Rehabilitation
10.74 MBTAR-Environmental Assessment - Section 6 Planning Framework and Project Justification
380.44 KBTAR-Environmental Assessment - Section 7 Statement of Commitments
3.54 MBTAR-Environmental Assessment - Section 8 References
184.57 KBTAR-Environmental Assessment - Section 9 Abbreviations, Acronyms and Glossary
245.56 KBTAR-PA 11_0047 MOD 1 Environmental Assessment (EA)
4.48 MBTAR-PA 11_0047 MOD 1 Environmental Assessment Appendices
3.79 MBTAR-PA 11_0047 MOD 2 Environmental Assessment Application
1.81 MBTAR-PA 11_0047 MOD 3 Environmental Assessment (EA)
6.51 MBTAR-PA 11_0047 MOD 3 Environmental Assessment Appendix A
7.07 MBTAR-PA 11_0047 MOD 3 Environmental Assessment Appendix B
1.66 MBTAR-PA11_0047 MOD 4 - Environmental Assessment (EA)
1.72 MBTAR-PA11_0047 MOD 5 - Environmental Assessment (EA)
7.18 MBTAR-PA11_0047 MOD6 - Environmental Assessment (EA)
9.32 MBTAR-PA11_0047 MOD8- Environmental Assessment (EA)
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BTM Aboriginal Heritage Conservation Strategy
25.84 MBBTM Blast Strategy
958.02 KBBTM Complex Air Quality Management Strategy
1.34 MBBTM Complex noise
506.78 KBBTM Groundwater model report
44.98 MBBTM Regional Biodiversity Strategy
5.77 MBBTM- Water Management Strategy
22.81 MBBTM-Blast Management Strategy
958.02 KBTAR - Mine Site Rehabilitation Plan
13.22 MBTAR - Water Management Plan
5.52 MBTAR -Pollution Incident Response Management Plan - Feb 2020
336.08 KBTAR- Environmental Management Strategy
2.23 MBTAR-Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Management Plan
1.34 MBTAR-Biodiversity Management Plan
4.43 MBTAR-Biodiversity Offset Management Plan - Biobank Site
6.97 MBTAR-Blast Management Plan
2.67 MBTAR-Box Gum Woodland EEC Implementation Plan
9.88 MBTAR-Box Gum Woodland EEC Implementation Plan - Appendix A
9.86 MBTAR-Box Gum Woodland EEC Implementation Plan - Appendix B
118.77 KBTAR-Heritage Management Plan
1.24 MBTAR-Letter Report for PRP U1 and U2
130.51 KBTAR-Noise Management Plan
1.11 MBTAR-Particulate Matter Control Best Practice Pollution Reduction Program
1.41 MBTAR-Threatened Fauna Implementation Plan
2.9 MBTAR-Threatened Fauna Implementation Plan - Appendix A
9.96 MBTAR-Traffic Management Plan
366.65 KBTAR-U1 PRP - Monitoring Results Wheel Generated Dust
821.22 KBTAR-U2 PRP Appendix A - Identification of Adverse Weather Conditions for Overburden Handling
1.34 MBTAR-U2 PRP Appendix B - Tarrawonga Daily Dust Inspections
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TAR - 2001 AQMS Summary - Jan 2020
274.3 KBTAR - 2002 AQMS Summary - Feb 2020
461.78 KBTAR - 2003 AQMS Summary - Mar 2020
462.93 KBTAR - 2004 AQMS Summary - Apr 2020
462.51 KBTAR - 2005 AQMS Summary - May 2020
275.62 KBTAR - 2006 AQMS Summary - Jun 2020
316.08 KBTAR - 2007 AQMS Summary - Jul 2020
275.6 KBTAR - AQMS Summary - 2017
634.45 KBTAR - AQMS Summary - 2018
624.32 KBTAR - AQMS Summary - 2019
643.5 KBTAR-2014 EPBC Compliance Report
377.57 KBTAR-2015 EPBC Compliance Report
202.49 KBTAR-2016 EPBC Compliance Report
187.39 KBTAR-2017 EPBC Compliance Report
193.63 KBTAR-2018 EPBC Compliance Report
915.51 KBTAR-2019 EPBC Compliance Report
208.67 KBTAR-EPBC Willeroi Offset Independent Review
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TAR-Independent Environmental Audit 2017 - Response to Actions
866.83 KBTAR-Independent Environmental Audit Report 2014
13.76 MBTAR-Independent Environmental Audit Report 2014-Action Plan
90.64 KBTAR-Independent Environmental Audit Report 2017
453.45 KBTAR-Independent Environmental Audit Report 2017-Action Plan
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Blast Notification
Next scheduled blast:
Friday the 14th of August 2020 at approximately 4.00 pm
*Time is indicative and could be approximately 30min before or after.Blast number:
Additional conditions:
Rescheduled
Information updated:
14/08/2020
Contacts
Tarrawonga Mine
Contact us for more information, to provide feedback or to lodge a complaint.
General Enquiries – 02 6741 5000
Complaints – 0448 086 827
TarrawongaEnvironment@whitehavencoal.com.au
All contactsTarrawonga Mine Timeline
FY05
Development consent approved
FY06
Operations commence
FY10
Mine extension approved
FY18
Whitehaven takes full ownership
after purchasing Idemitsu's 30 per cent stake
Future Planning
100% ownership
In 2018 we purchased Idemitsu’s 30% joint venture interest in Tarrawonga to move to 100% ownership. The acquisition will add about 0.7Mt ROM coal to the company’s equity share of production in the future. Whitehaven will continue mining at Tarrawonga over the next 10 years at 3.0Mtpa ROM coal.