Whitehaven Coal (ASX: WHC) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data
Whitehaven Coal Limited is an Australian coal mining company focused on producing premium coal thermal products.
Whitehaven Coal
Whitehaven Coal is an Australian producer of thermal and metallurgical coal with open-cut and underground mining operations located in New South Wales and Queensland. The company produces high-quality coal products exported to international energy and industrial markets across Asia. Key operational sites include major open-cut mines such as Maules Creek, Blackwater, and Daunia, alongside the Narrabri underground mine and processing infrastructure. In addition to active mining operations, development and expansion projects, such as Winchester South and Vickery, support long-term asset development and resource management within regional mining hubs.
Snapshot
Operations
Products and/or services of Whitehaven Coal
- Metallurgical Coal Mining: Production and extraction of metallurgical coal from major open-cut operating assets including the Blackwater and Daunia mines in Queensland. These metallurgical coal products serve global steelmaking and industrial customers through established export supply chains.
- Open-Cut Thermal Coal Mining: Open-cut extraction of high-grade thermal coal at major operations such as the Maules Creek and Tarrawonga mines in New South Wales. Output is processed on-site and transported via rail for international energy market export.
- Underground Coal Operations: Underground longwall mining operations conducted at the Narrabri mine in New South Wales. The facility extracts thermal coal resources for processing and rail transport to port facilities for international shipment to export customers.
- Coal Processing and Infrastructure: Infrastructure operations utilizing coal handling and preparation plants, including the Gunnedah processing facility, to wash, blend, and grade raw coal into standardized high-energy commercial specifications before regional transport and export.
- Mine Development Projects: Development and approval activities for key growth projects including the Winchester South project in Queensland and the Vickery extension project in New South Wales, expanding future production capacity and regional resource reserves.
- Coal Logistics and Export Management: Coordination of integrated rail freight transport and port terminal loading arrangements to move processed thermal and metallurgical coal from regional New South Wales and Queensland mining hubs to international seaborne export markets.
Whitehaven Coal executive team
- Mr. Paul J. Flynn B.Com., BComm, F.C.A.MD, CEO & Director
- Mr. Kevin Ball B.Com., BComm, C.A.Chief Financial Officer
- Mr. Ian Humphris B.E.Chief Operating Officer
- Mr. Timothy Burt B.Ec., L.L.B., L.L.M., LLB (Hons)General Counsel & Company Secretary
- Mr. Jason Nunn B.E.Executive General Manager of Marketing & Logistics
- Mr. Daniel Cram B.Com.Executive General Manager of People & Culture