Australian Coal Industry

Australia remains one of the world’s leading coal exporters: In 2023, Australia was again the No. 1 exporter of metallurgical coal (by almost 4-fold to Russia at No. 2 and the USA closely at No. 3), and the No. 2 exporter of thermal coal. Over the next two years, Australian export of metallurgical coal is projected to grow from a base of 151 Mt in 2023 to 177 Mt in 2026, and thermal coal export is expected to hold steady at between 201 Mt and 204 Mt, an increase of between 2.5% and 5% from predictions at the same time last year¹.

BOYD’s Australian Coal Industry Map shows:

Active coal basins, operating coal mines and projects in each state..

Major rail networks and projects linking mines to ports.

Coal export ports and their respective vessel, throughput, and total capacities.

Domestic Power Plants and their respective capacities.

In addition, the Map provides information about the operating mines by:

Mining method.

Coal product type.

Raw output and saleable tonnage.

Site ownership.

Scale of operation.

1. Department of Industry, Science and Resources, Australian Government, Resources and Energy Quarterly, March 2024.

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