Sunnyside Mine

 

Tenements: ML 1624
Location:15km west of Gunnedah
Coal types:Thermal
Manager: Whitehaven Coal Limited
Mining Operations:

The Sunnyside open cut project site is located 15 km west of Gunnedah and produces around 1 mtpa of raw coal for the export market.

The coal is trucked by road to Whitehaven's Gunnedah CHPP for washing and loading for transport by rail to the Port of Newcastle.

A truck and excavator mining method is used.

Production Statistics: Whitehaven's most recent production statistics can be found in our Quarterly Reports released to the Australian Securities Exchange.  You can find the most recent Quarterly Report here.
Remarks:Project approval granted October 2008.

Mining Lease granted Nov 2008.