Ashton coal mine
Interactive map of Ashton Coal Mine | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Products | Coking coal |
| Closed | 2028 (scheduled) |
| Company | Yancoal |
| Website | www.yancoal.com.au |
The Ashton coal mine is located in New South Wales, Australia. The mine is located next to Camberwell in the Upper Hunter Valley region, 15 km northwest of Singleton and 32 km southeast of Muswellbrook. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 322.5 million tonnes of coking coal. The mine applies longwall mining and currently has an annual production capacity of three million tonnes. It is scheduled to close in 2028.[1]
Site services
The site services of the mine are mainly located at the south of the New England Highway, which include the western ventilation fans, back road fans, main gas drainage plant, nitrogen plant and three borehole pumps.[2]
References
- ↑ Yancoal's Ashton coal mine to close in 2028 ABC News 30 June 2026
- ↑ "Ashton Coal Mine". Yancoal. 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
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