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BRISBANE Location Collinsville Open Cut Newlands Rockhampton Mackay Gladstone Oaky Creek Coal Rolleston Open Cut The Newlands Coal mine is located 33 km north-west of the township of Glenden in the northern part of Queensland’s Bowen Basin, 190 kilometres by road west of Mackay. Coal from Newlands is transported 171 km by rail to the port of Abbot Point for shipment to overseas customers. Ownership Newlands Coal is managed by Glencore on behalf of a joint venture partnership between Glencore Coal Queensland (55%), Itochu Coal Resources (35%) and Sumitomo (10%). Our History Development at Newlands began with the mine being officially opened in December. Open cut mining was then extended to Eastern Creek (1995), Suttor Creek (2004) and Wollombi (2006). Highwall mining operations commenced at Suttor Creek. NEWLANDS 1981 1995 2014 1983 1998 2016 Coal mining operations commenced in October in the Newlands Main Deposit as an open cut mine. Underground mining began in 1998 with the opening of the Southern Underground. This was then replaced by the Northern Underground. Underground operations will cease. Our people FAST FACTS Abbot Point Coal Terminal Bowen 600 STAFF Clermont Open Cut Wandoan Coal Project Emerald

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BRISBANE

LocationCollinsville Open Cut

Newlands

Rockhampton

Mackay

Gladstone

Oaky Creek Coal

Rolleston Open Cut

The Newlands Coal mine is located 33 km north-west of the township of Glenden in the northern part of Queensland’s Bowen Basin, 190 kilometres by road west of Mackay.

Coal from Newlands is transported 171 km by rail to the port of Abbot Point for shipment to overseas customers.

OwnershipNewlands Coal is managed by Glencore on behalf of a joint venture partnership between Glencore Coal Queensland (55%), Itochu Coal Resources (35%) and Sumitomo (10%).

Our History

Development at Newlands began with the mine being officially opened in December.

Open cut mining was then extended to Eastern Creek (1995), Suttor Creek (2004) and Wollombi (2006).

Highwall mining operations commenced at Suttor Creek.

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1995

2014

1983

1998

2016

Coal mining operations commenced in October in the Newlands Main Deposit as an open cut mine.

Underground mining began in 1998 with the opening of the Southern Underground. This was then replaced by the Northern Underground.

Underground operations will cease.

Our people

FAST

FA

CT

S

Abbot Point Coal TerminalBowen

600STAFF

Clermont Open Cut

Wandoan Coal Project

Emerald

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~ ACHIEVEMENTS ~Numerous regional awards relating to education, community, engineering and vocational training programs.

CURRENT FLEET / EQUIPMENT

• Open Cut Operations2 draglines supported by pre-strippingand coal mining by rope shovels andhydraulic excavators

• Underground OperationsA single longwall

2014 SALEABLE COAL

6.97 million tonnes

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Community

Newlands coal mine supports the community of Glenden through programs which involve education, child care, health and sporting/cultural activities.

Contact details: Ph: 07 4940 5200 | www.xstratacoal.com/EN/Operations/Pages/NewlandsCoal | www.glencore.com

Environmental Management

• Original land use in the area is predominatelycattle grazing on native and improvedpastures.

• A single Environmental Authority covers allenvironmental management activities for theentire site.

• A Plan of Operations is submitted on anannual basis which covers the details relatingto each mining area and in accordance withthe Environmental Protection Legislation.

Operation

Newlands Coal operates an open cut and underground mine with associated coal handling and processing infrastructure. A new DMC coal processing plant was built in 2006 to coincide with the opening of the Wollombi pit. Coal is mined from a number of seams in the Rangal and Moranbah coal measures.

Total area of land managed by Newlands Coal

157,865ha

Annual Production for Newlands Coal

Mining lease areas

31,739ha