ENVIRONMENT

Tarrawonga coal comes out well in the wash

WHITEHAVEN Coal is seeking to capitalise on the difference between the price of thermal coal with a calorific value of 6000 kilocalories per kilogram and lower grades of thermal coal by treating the coal it mines from its Tarrawonga open cut coal mine in New South Wales.

The strategy trades off lower yield and higher costs for improved coal quality.

The strategy trades off lower yield and higher costs for improved coal quality.

Whitehaven's marketing strategy is to wash Tarrawonga run-of-mine coal harder to produce higher quality coals that can be used to blend up lower grade coal. "This strategy trades off lower yield and...

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