Our operations

Rio Tinto Coal Australia operates the Blair AtholHail Creek and Kestrel Mines, and is currently constructing the Clermont Mine. We also manage Coal & Allied in the Hunter Valley, consisting of Bengalla, Hunter Valley Operations and Mount Thorley Warkworth.

Blair Athol Mine

Blair Athol Mine, located in the Bowen Basin in Central Queensland, 25 km north-west of the township of Clermont, supplies customers in Asia and Europe with up to 12 million tonnes of coal per annum.

Hail Creek Mine

Hail Creek Mine is located 40km north west of Nebo and 120 km south west of Mackay in the Bowen Basin.

Kestrel Mine

Kestrel Mine, located in Queensland's Bowen Basin 50 km northeast of Emerald and 300 km west of Rockhampton, is an underground longwall operation supplying world markets with premium quality high volatile coking coal as well as thermal coal.

Clermont Mine

Rio Tinto Coal Australia is currently constructing the Clermont Mine.