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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 3.5Mtpa 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 | 3.5 million tonnes run of mine coal per annum |
Stage of Operation | In operation |
Workforce | 180 |
The planned final land use at Tarrawonga is woodland as well as land suitable for pasture, and as at 1 January 2022, approximately 157 out of a total 568 hectares of woodland has been rehabilitated.
Progressive rehabilitation has been underway since seeding first occurred in 2007. While a traditional rehabilitation landform design has been used, in future we plan to adopt a more geomorphic rehabilitation design allowing better drainage, less maintenance and a more natural appearance.
To provide as much habitat as possible for fauna, we have established standing habitat trees on the slopes of the rehab, and will be installing nest boxes in more progressed rehabilitation areas.
Approvals
TAR - ML1579 Instrument of Variation
183.69 KBTAR - ML1685 Instrument of Variation
184.09 KBTAR - ML1693 Instrument of Variation
183.7 KBTAR - ML1749 Instrument of Variation
183.71 KBTAR-Exploration Licence 5967
979.31 KBTAR-ML1749 - Instrument of Variation - Cond 4 - 5
262 KBTAR-Mine Lease 1579
919.42 KBTAR-Mine Lease 1685
122.68 KBTAR-Mine Lease 1685 Instrument of Variation
20.42 KBTAR-Mine Lease 1693
4.48 MBTAR-Mine Lease 1693 Instrument of Variation
20.42 KBTAR-Mining Lease 1579
548.55 KBTAR-Mining Lease 1685
313.58 KBTAR-Mining Lease 1693
313.13 KBTAR-Mining Lease 1749
3.68 MBTAR-Mining Lease 1749 PTF
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Community
Tarrawonga Mine CCC MEMBER DETAILS AND CONTACTS
Community Consultative Committee applications
The Tarrawonga Community Consultative Committee (CCC) is looking for a mix of people who live locally or are members of a local community or stakeholder group (eg social, environment, Aboriginal or industry) to contribute constructively to committee discussions, attend around four meetings a year, and communicate information about the mine’s social and environmental operations between the committee and the broader community. Committee membership is voluntary. Whitehaven employees and contractors are not eligible for appointment to the committee as a community representative.
To make an Expression of Interest to join the Tarrawonga CCC, please review the criteria, complete an application form and return it to the independent chairperson of the CCC, PO Box 37 Gunnedah NSW 2380 .
For more information contact 1800 WHAVEN.
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 2020
192.01 KBTAR-Complaints Register 2021 (1 complaint)
408.12 KBTAR-Complaints Register 2022 (1 complaint)
102.69 KBTAR-Complaints Register 2023 (1 complaint)
105.49 KBTAR-Complaints Register 2024
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BTM - CCC Meeting Minutes 2022 May 26
181.6 KBBTM - Environmental Trust Minutes 2020
1.51 MBBTM - Environmental Trust Minutes 2021
144.46 KBBTM - Environmental Trust Minutes 2022
142.61 KBBTM 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 FINAL Minutes May 2024
308.96 KBBTM CCC Meeting Minutes May 2019
79.86 KBBTM CCC Meeting Minutes May 2020
254.75 KBBTM CCC Meeting Minutes May 2021
231.51 KBBTM- Environmental Trust Minutes October 2019
65.48 KBBTM- CCC Meeting Minutes 2018 November 8
252.12 KBBTM- CCC November 2022 Draft Minutes
279.26 KBBTM- Environmental Trust Minutes 2018 November 8
156.51 KBBTM-Environmental Trust Minutes 18 May 2017
60.45 KBMay 2022 BTM CCC Minutes Final
181.89 KBTAR - CCC Meeting Minutes and Environment Monitoring Report May 2023
199.26 KBTAR - CCC Meeting Minutes and Environment Monitoring Report May 2024
3.26 MBTAR - CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report - August 2023
2.79 MBTAR - CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2020
10.34 MBTAR - CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2021
14.21 MBTAR - CCC Meeting Notice
200.96 KBTAR-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report - Feb 2023
4.89 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-CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2023
11.01 MBTAR-CCC Nomination Form - Local Community Representative
175.35 KBTAR-CCC Nomination Form - Stakeholder Representative
74.35 KBTCM & BTM - CCC Meeting Notice
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Environmental Management, Monitoring & Compliance
TAR- Coal Movement Record 2018
265.41 KBTAR- Coal Movement Record 2019
264.14 KBTAR- Coal Movement Record 2020
263.57 KBTAR- Coal Movement Record 2021
511.81 KBTAR- Coal Movement Record 2022
114.15 KBTAR- Coal Movement Record 2023
127.81 KBTAR-Coal Movement Record 2014
56.81 KBTAR-Coal Movement Record 2015
60.8 KBTAR-Coal Movement Record 2016
58.78 KBTAR-Coal Movement Record 2017
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TAR-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 MBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2019 (with Correction Log)
5.19 MBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2020
4.47 MBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2020 - 01 January to 07 July (with Correction Log)
2.85 MBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2021
8.78 MBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2022
6.3 MBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2023
2.4 MBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2024 - 01 January
496.32 KBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2024 - 02 February
517.69 KBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2024 - 03 March
593.75 KBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2024 - 04 April
498.96 KBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2024 - 05 May
516.74 KBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2024 - 06 June
591.61 KBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2024 - 07 July
510.61 KBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2024 - 08 August
468.24 KBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2024 - 09 September
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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 MOD7- Environmental Assessment (EA)
34.17 MBTAR-PA11_0047 MOD8- Environmental Assessment (EA)
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BTM Aboriginal Heritage Conservation Strategy
25.84 MBBTM Complex Air Quality Management Strategy
1.34 MBBTM Complex noise
506.78 KBBTM Groundwater model report
140.36 MBBTM Regional Biodiversity Strategy
5.77 MBBTM- Water Management Strategy
11.66 MBBTM-Blast Management Strategy
1.71 MBBTM-Noise Management Strategy
1.51 MBTAR - Blast Management Plan
1.94 MBTAR - Mine Site Rehabilitation Plan
13.22 MBTAR - Pollution Incident Response Management Plan
389.92 KBTAR - Water Management Plan
6.69 MBTAR- Environmental Management Strategy
2.53 MBTAR- Water Management Plan Addendum
1.29 MBTAR-Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Management Plan
2.27 MBTAR-Biodiversity Management Plan
6 MBTAR-Biodiversity Offset Management Plan - Biobank Site
6.97 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
2.98 MBTAR-Letter Report for PRP U1 and U2
130.51 KBTAR-Noise Management Plan
1.15 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
18.68 MBTAR-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 - AQMS Summary - 2017
634.45 KBTAR - AQMS Summary - 2018
624.32 KBTAR - AQMS Summary - 2019
643.5 KBTAR - AQMS Summary - 2020
1.52 MBTAR - AQMS Summary - 2021
4.68 MBTAR - AQMS Summary - 2022
1.03 MBTAR - AQMS Summary - 2023
328.4 KBTAR - AQMS Summary - April 2024
171.05 KBTAR - AQMS Summary - February 2024
151.55 KBTAR - AQMS Summary - January 2024
150.87 KBTAR - AQMS Summary - July 2024
157.73 KBTAR - AQMS Summary - June 2024
157.67 KBTAR - AQMS Summary - March 2024
171.03 KBTAR - AQMS Summary - May 2024
158.03 KBTAR -AQMS Summary - 09 September 2024
151.01 KBTAR-AQMS Summary - 08 August 2024
151.15 KBTAR-AQMS Summary - 10 October 2024
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TAR-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-2020 EPBC Compliance Report
275.96 KBTAR-2021 EPBC Compliance Report
278.43 KBTAR-2022 EPBC Compliance Report
283.58 KBTAR-2023 EPBC Compliance Report
285.85 KBTAR-2024 EPBC Compliance Report
292.7 KBTAR-EPBC Willeroi Offset Independent Review
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TAR - Independent Biodiversity Audit Report 2023
3.31 MBTAR - Independent Environmental Audit Report 2023
3.87 MBTAR-Independent Biodiversity Audit Report 2020
2.73 MBTAR-Independent Environmental Audit 2017 - Response to Actions
866.83 KBTAR-Independent Environmental Audit Report - 2020
3.53 MBTAR-Independent Environmental Audit Report - 2020- Action Plan
853.56 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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Air Quality (PM10)=
Average reading for 24hr period ending at 12:00 am on 05-12-2024
6.34 µg/m3Operational Response:
No action required – continue monitoringPM10: particle matter 10 micron or less in size.
Monitoring results may include dust impacts from other non – mining related activities or dust sources.
N/A: Data Not available due to equipment servicing, power outages or communication issues.Noise (LF)23Average reading for 24hr period
05-12-2024Day: 7am-6pm27.7 dB (A)05-12-2024Evening 6pm-10pm26.6 dB (A)05-12-2024Nights 10pm-7am25.3 dB (A)Operational Response:
No action required – continue monitoringLF is estimated equivalent mining noise (LF = low frequency for band 20-630 HZ);
Monitoring results may include noise impacts from other non – mining related activities or noise sources.
N/A: Data Not available due to equipment servicing, power outages or communication issues.
Weather condition and forecast is available here.
Operational Response:
Weather Monitoring
View Tarrawonga weather forecastBlast Notification
Next Scheduled blast:
TBC: Saturday the 7th of December at approx. 2.30pm
*The time of this blast is approximate and may be within half an hour of notified timeBlast details:
Road Closure:
No road closure
Information updated:
5/12/2024
Contacts
Tarrawonga Mine
Contact us for more information, to provide feedback or to lodge a complaint.
General enquiries – 02 6741 5000
Feedback and complaints – 1800 WHAVEN (1800 942 836)
tarrawongacoal@whitehavencoal.com.au
All contactsTarrawonga Mine Timeline
Development consent approved
Operations commence
Mine extension approved
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.