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Top ten largest coal mines in the world

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The Top ten largest coal mines in the world (ranked by output) are ranked on the table below. Mines are ranked
according to most recent actual production, where available. If actual production is not available, ranking is according to
published capacity.
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Contents
1 Table 1: Top Ten Largest Coal Mines in the World (Ranked by Output in Million tonnes per annum)
2 Table 2: Additional Coal Mines with Annual Output of 25 Million Tonnes or More
3 Notes
4 Articles and resources
4.1 References
4.2 Related SourceWatch Articles
4.3 External resources

Table 1: Top Ten Largest Coal Mines in the World (Ranked by Output in Million tonnes per annum)

US

North Antelope Rochelle Peabody Powder River Mining Llc


Mine
(Peabody Energy)

107[1]

2014

US

Black Thunder Mine

91.8 [2]

2014

Tabalong coal concession Adaro Indonesia (Adaro Energy)

55.3[3]

2014

Sangatta coal mine

45.5[4]

2013

Inner Mongolia Coal Co.

40[5]

43.0[6]

2013

Bogatyr Coal, LLP

"50 mm tons" (45.4 million


tonnes)[7]

40[8][9]

2012

Indonesia

Indonesia

Huolinhe mine

Owner

Production
(Mtpa)

Country

Mine name

Production capacity
(Mtpa)

Rank

Arch Coal

Kaltim Prima Coal (Bumi Resources)

Year

China

Kazakhstan Bogatyr mine

Poland

Bechatw coal mine

PGE

40-42[10]

40.1[11]

2012

Germany

Hambach coal mine

RWE

40[12]

~40 [13]

2014

Germany

Garzweiler coal mine

RWE

35-40[14]

~37[13]

2014

10

China

Daliuta-Huojitu mine

Shendong Coal Mine Group (Shenhua


Group)

35.8[15]

2014

Table 2: Additional Coal Mines with Annual Output of 25 Million Tonnes or More
Country
India
China
Colombia
China
US

Mine name

Owner

Production capacity (Mtpa)

Production (Mtpa)

Year

Gevra open cast mine South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL)

35[16]

2012-2013

Zhunneng mine

34[17]

2013

34[19]

2014

Shenhua Group

31.45[15]

2014

Cordero Mining Llc

33.3[20]

2013

Cerrejon mine
Haerwusu mine
Cordero Rojo Mine

Shenhua Group
BHP Billiton, Anglo American and Glencore 40

[18]

China

Hei Dai Gou mine

31[21]

China

Baorixile Energy mine Shenbao Energy Company

30[22]

Australia

Loy Yang mine

AGL

30 [23]

Indonesia

Arutmin mine

Bumi Resources

29.6[24]

2013

Antelope Coal Llc

28.5[25]

2013

US

Antelope Coal Mine

Notes
China: Most coal mining in China uses the underground longwall mining technique. It was reported in 2009 that China intended to establish eight to ten
large mines with an output of "around 50 Mt" each in the states of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia.[26] In 2011, Peabody Energy and the
province of Xinjiang signed an agreement to develop a 50 mtpa surface mine in Xinjiang.[27]
Australia: In Wikipedia's list of coal mines in Australia, the largest mine listed is Morwell, with 20 million tons (18.14 million tonnes) per year.[28]
Russia: The largest mine in the country is the newly opened Arshanovsky pit in the Khakassia Republic, which is expected to have a capacity of 10
million tonnes per year.[29]

South Africa: Grootegeluk Coal Mine produces 18.8 Mtpa.[30] Matla Coal Mine produces 14 Mtpa.[31]

Articles and resources


References
/0519/c71661-25033784.html) People.cn, 19 May 201
1. Peabody Energy, 2014 Annual Report to the US Securities and Exchange
18. BHP Billiton, "Expansion of Cerrejon Coal" (http://www.bhpbilliton.com
Commission for the year to December 31, 2014 (http://app.quotemedia.com
/home/investors/news/Pages/Articles/Expansion-Of-Cerrejon-Coal.aspx), Media
/data/downloadFiling?webmasterId=101533&ref=10101273&type=HTML&
Release, August 18, 2011.
symbol=BTU&companyName=Peabody+Energy+Corp.&formType=1019. Andrew Willis, "BHP Colombia Mine CEO Seeks Cost Savings Amid Coal Price
K&dateFiled=2015-02-25), February 2015.
Slump" (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-19/bhp-colombia2. Arch Coal, 2014 10-k Report to the US Securities and Exchange Commission for
mine-ceo-seeks-cost-savings-amid-coal-price-slump), Bloomberg, March 20,
the year to December 31, 2014 (http://phx.corporate-ir.net
2015.
/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9Mjc2NjExfENoaWxkSUQ9LTF8VHlwZT0z&t=1),
20. Converted from 36.7 million tons, "Table 9. Major U.S. Coal Mines, 2013,"
February 2015, page 14.
(http://www.eia.gov/coal/annual/pdf/table9.pdf) US Energy Information
3. Adaro, "Delivering Positive Energy" (http://www.adaro.com/publication
Administration, 2013
/view/adaro-energy-investor-presentation-february-2015/), Adaro Investor
21. "The 10 biggest coal mines in the world," (http://www.mining-technology.com
Presentation, February 2015, page 15.
/features/feature-the-10-biggest-coal-mines-in-the-world/) Mining Technology,
4. "PT BUMI Resources Tbk. Annual Report 2013,"
21 October 2013
(http://www.bumiresources.com/index.php?option=com_financialinfo&
22. " 2013," (http://www.imufe.edu.cn
task=category&id=28&Itemid=105) Bumi Resources, page 94
/zyhj/jsjy/jyzl/jyxx/201210/t20121031_63749.html) Inner Mongolia University
5. " ," (http://www.zdhm.com.cn
of Finance and Economics, 31 October 2012
/recruitmentContent-36.shtml) Inner Mongolia Coal Co. 3 November 2011
23. AGL, "AGL Loy Yang" (http://www.agl.com.au/about-agl/how-we-source6. "2013 50 ," (http://www.steel360.cn/paihang
energy/thermal-energy/agl-loy-yang), AGL website, accessed March 2015.
24. "PT BUMI Resources Tbk. Annual Report 2013,"
/content-78-3378-1.html) Steel360.cn, 17 September 2013
(http://www.bumiresources.com/index.php?option=com_financialinfo&
7. "To Give Coal to the Surface" (http://www.bogatyr.kz/en/about/history/) Bogatyr
task=category&id=28&Itemid=105)
Coal website, accessed March 2015
25. converted from 31.4 million tons, "Table 9. Major U.S. Coal Mines, 2013,"
8. "Kazakhstan Prepares to Grow Coal Production," (http://coal.epubxp.com
(http://www.eia.gov/coal/annual/pdf/table9.pdf) US Energy Information
/i/174138-sep-2013/42) Coal Age, September 2013
Administration, 2013
9. The mine reached maximum of 56.8 million tons (51.5 million tonnes) in 1985
26. U. Aswathanarayana, ed., "Energy Portfolios," (https://books.google.com
but has not been able to sustain that production. See "To Give the Coal to the
/books?id=21BUMhtrfPAC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=Bulianta+coal+mine&
Surface" at http://www.bogatyr.kz/en/about/history (Bogatyr company website,
source=bl&ots=e5nH3AHtNr&sig=kkhtKVuKbUBYy1O1NSp7OIjb28 December 2011
ds&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RZERVYHYFJbYoATktoHICA&
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/o-oddziale/kim-jestesmy/) PGE website, accessed March 2015
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27. James T. Areddy and Simon Hall, "Peabody goes deep in China,"
Euracoal website, accessed March 2015.
(http://www.wsj.com/articles
12. "Hambach opencast mine," (http://www.rwe.com/web/cms/en/60012/rwe-power/SB10001424052702304911104576445483122353742) Wall Street Journal, July
ag/locations/lignite/hambach/) RWE, accessed March 2015
15, 2011
13. RWE, "Facts & Figures 2014" (http://www.rwe.com/web/cms/mediablob
28. "Coal in Australia," (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_in_Australia) Wikipedia,
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accessed March 2015
/presentations/Facts-Figures-2014.pdf), RWE, October 2014, page 48.
29. "Economic boost as Russia's largest coal mine opened in Siberia,"
14. "Garzweiler opencast mine," (http://www.rwe.com/web/cms/en/59998
(http://siberiantimes.com/business/others/news/n0118-economic-boost/rwe-power-ag/locations/lignite/garzweiler/) RWE, accessed March 2015
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15. Shenhua Group, "2014 Annual Report" (http://bit.ly/18Ux7Ok), Shenhua Group,
February 2015
March 22, 2015, page 25.
30. "Grootegeluk," (http://www.exxaro.com/index.php/where-we-operate
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/coal/grootegeluk/) Exxaro, accessed March 2015
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17. " ," (http://energy.people.com.cn/n/2014
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