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Operating coal mines

There are some 21 operating coal mines in New Zealand. 

For more information on coal regions and major mines click here.

Most of New Zealand's coal is currently produced by Solid Energy NZ Limited.


 

Operating coal mines

 

Coalfield
Mine
Operator
Type
U/G or O/C

Waikato

Maramarua

Kopako

Glencoal

SB

Opencast

Huntly

Huntly East

Solid Energy

SB

Underground

Huntly

O'Reillys

O'Reilly's Opencast

SB

Opencast

Rotowaro
 
Awaroa
 
Solid Energy
 
SB
 
Opencast

West Coast 

 Buller

 Stockton

 Solid Energy

 B

 Opencast

 Buller

 Cascade

 Cascade Coal

 B

 Opencast

 Buller

 New Creek

 New Creek Mining

 B

 Opencast

 Buller

 Rockies

 Rockies Mining

 B

 Opencast

 Reefton

 Burkes Creek

 RJ Banks

 B

 Opencast

 Reefton

 Terrace*

 Solid Energy

 SB

Underground

 Garvey Creek

Island Block

 Solid Energy

 B

 Opencast

 Garvey Creek

 Echo

 Francis Mining

B

Opencast

 Inangahua

 Giles Creek

 Birchfield Coal

SB

Opencast

 Inangahua

 Berlins Creek

 Heaphy MiningSB

 Opencast

 Greymouth

 Spring Creek

 Solid Energy

B

Underground

 Greymouth

 Roa

 Francis Mining

B

Underground

 Pike River

 Pike River

 Pike River Coal

B

Underground


Canterbury

 Canterbury

 Canterbury Coal

 Canterbury Coal

 SB

 Opencast


Otago

 Kaitangata

 Castle Hill

 Kai Point Coal

 SB

 Opencast

 Roxburgh

 Harliwich

 Harliwich Carrying Co.

 L

 Opencast


Southland

 Ohai

 Nightcaps

 Rochfort Coal

 SB

 Opencast

 Waimumu

 Newvale

 Solid Energy

 L

 Opencast

 

 

*Production suspended, mine under care and maintenance.


U/G = Underground  

O/C = Opencast

SB = Sub Bituminous

B = Bituminous

L = Lignite

 

 

Last updated 5 July 2010

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