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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 |
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
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, David Ross at David.Ross@phoenixstrategic.com.au or PO Box 943 Ingleburn NSW 1890.
For more information contact David Ross at 0402 060 649.
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
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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 2022 Meeting Notice
543.61 KBTAR - CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2020
10.36 MBTAR - CCC Meeting Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report 2021
14.21 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 Minutes and Environmental Monitoring Report February 2022
3.9 MBTAR-CCC Nomination Form - Local Community Representative
175.35 KBTAR-CCC Nomination Form - Stakeholder Representative
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Environmental Management, Monitoring & Compliance
TAR - Annual Review 2019
4.78 MBTAR - Annual Review 2020
7.65 MBTAR- Annual Review 2017
3.73 MBTAR- Annual Review 2018
3.79 MBTAR-Annual Environmental Management Review 2013-2014
19.89 MBTAR-Annual Environmental Management Review 2014-2015
35.72 MBTAR-Annual Review 2015-2016
7.82 MBTAR-Annual Review 2016
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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 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 01 January 2022
899.04 KBTAR - EPL Monitoring 02 Feb 22
903.5 KBTAR - EPL Monitoring 03 March 22
1.14 MBTAR - EPL Monitoring 04 April 2022 - With Correction Log
1.43 MBTAR - EPL Monitoring 04 April 22
897.43 KBTAR - EPL Monitoring 05 May 22
894.35 KBTAR - EPL Monitoring 2019 with Correction Log
5.19 MBTAR - EPL Monitoring 2020 (January to July) with Correction Log
2.85 MBTAR-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 2020
4.47 MBTAR-EPL Monitoring 2021
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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
22.81 MBBTM-Blast Management Strategy
489.7 KBTAR - Mine Site Rehabilitation Plan
13.22 MBTAR - Pollution Incident Response Management Plan
875.87 KBTAR - Water Management Plan
5.89 MBTAR- Environmental Management Strategy
2.53 MBTAR-Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Management Plan
1.72 MBTAR-Biodiversity Management Plan
8.93 MBTAR-Biodiversity Offset Management Plan - Biobank Site
6.97 MBTAR-Blast Management Plan
8.89 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
2.23 MBTAR-Letter Report for PRP U1 and U2
130.51 KBTAR-Noise Management Plan
1.27 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
1.11 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 - 2201 AQMS Summary - Jan 2022
545.78 KBTAR - 2202 AQMS Summary - Feb 2022
544.66 KBTAR - 2203 AQMS Summary - March 2022
545.8 KBTAR - 2204 AQMS Summary - April 2022
545.43 KBTAR - 2205 AQMS Summary - May 2022
545.84 KBTAR - 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
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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-EPBC Willeroi Offset Independent Review
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TAR-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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Blast Notification
Next scheduled blast:
Wednesday the 29th of June 2022 at approximately 9am
*Time is indicative and could be a half hour before or after. The time and date of this blast may change depending on operational requirements and weather.Blast details:
Additional conditions:
Information updated:
28/06/2022
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@whitehaven.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.