Yarrabee

Yarrabee open cut coal mine is located in central Queensland’s Bowen Basin.

Located around 40km north-east of Blackwater, Yarrabee has been operating since 1994. Yarrabee’s product is railed to the Port of Gladstone and then exported to steelmakers and other customers in Asia.

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About Yarrabee Coal

Yarrabee mine, which was acquired by Yancoal in 2009, is a truck and shovel operation employing almost 500 full-time workers.  The operation manages and maintains an extensive environmental monitoring program covering noise, air quality, blasting and surface and groundwater quality.

Operations Manager

Mike Priestly

Community

Discover our community

Over the past five years, Yarrabee has distributed over $600,000 in community grants and sponsorships, which has supported local initiatives across a range of areas, including education, environment, health and safety, the arts, sport and research.

Our people work hard to ensure that Yarrabee’s community contributions make a genuine positive difference to the people who live in the regions where we operate. If you would like to learn more, or submit a request for funding, click below.

Yarrabee Coal Community Support Program 2023

Blasting Information

Scheduled blast

Date

12/22/2024

Time

12/22/2024

Type

Coal

Location

Pit

OC402

Strip

22

Blocks

11-17

Environmental Monitoring

Moolarben Coal Operations manages and maintains an extensive Environmental Monitoring program. The Program includes monitoring of a range of environmental aspects including noise, air quality, blasting and surface and groundwater quality.

The Environmental Monitoring Program also includes flora and fauna studies, pre-clearing surveys, stream health monitoring and includes a wide range of data relating to mine site rehabilitation. 
Monthly Environmental Reports can be found below.
Environmental Monitoring Reports from within the last 12 months are kept on the Moolarben Coal website. If you would like copies of older reports, please contact Moolarben Coal via the Contact Us tab. 

Complains Register

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