Coal Operations
Solid Energy produces approximately 85% of New Zealand's coal annually. Each year it produces around 4 million tonnes, more than half of it for export.
| Mine | Location | Type | Reserves, kt | Production, kt pa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntly East | Waikato | Underground | 2000 | 400 |
| Rotowaro | Waikato | Opencast | 14,000 | 1200 |
| Stockton | West Coast | Opencast | 16,000 | |
| Spring Creek | West Coast | Underground | 18,000 | mothballed |
| Terrace | West Coast | Underground | 700 | nil |
| Strongman | West Coast | Underground | closed | |
| Reddale Mine | West Coast | Opencast | 140 | |
| New Vale | Southland | Opencast | 250 | |
| Ohai | Southland | Opencast | 2,000 |
Solid Energy has proposed opening two further mines: the Cypress Mine and the Mt William North Mining Project.
In 2006 Solid Energy bought Newvale Coal Co Limited and acquired the Newvale opencast mine, located in the Waimumu coal field in Southland. The Newvale mine supplies lignite to the domestic market, including to Fonterra's Edendale dairy plant. In December 2010 the Terrace mine near Reefton, which had closed in 2009, was sold to Crusader Coal. In October 2011 Solid Energy opened the small opencast Reddale Mine near Reefton on the West Coast.
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