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Maules Creek

Daunia production improved over the June quarter.

Capex control helps Whitehaven weather tough coal price conditions

Wet weather in Queensland and New South Wales no dampener on results

25 July 2025

Lightning has caused some production delays at Whitehaven's Blackwater mine.

Whitehaven finds thunderbolts and lightning very, very trying

Working with Queensland regulator to allow its trucks to keep rolling longer when lightning about

29 January 2025

NSW government supplied image of Land Court location.

Whitehaven guilty on 4 counts, awaits sentencing

Massive blast result of incompetence, court finds

04 October 2024

Daunia has transitioned to full autonomous operation, something Whitehaven might spread to its other operations. Photo: Trevor Hocking

Whitehaven not ruling out further automation

Daunia fully autonomous, an operating paradigm that might spread

22 April 2024

Whitehaven has called time on an autonomous haulage trial at its Maules Creek mine.

Whitehaven ending Maules Creek AHS trial

Productivity problems seem to be behind the trial's end

19 February 2024

Whitehaven's Narrabri longwall mine will be hit much harder than its Maules Creek surface operation by the Safeguard Mechanism.

Aussie coal companies counting cost of Safeguard Mechanism

Miners still trying to work out what Safeguard Mechanism will cost them

28 November 2023

Whitehaven: La Niña bites

Combined impact of wet weather and labour shortages continuing to weigh

09 November 2022

Whitehaven fined $200,000 over water breach

Judge said the offence was at the low end of the medium range of objective seriousness.

25 November 2021

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