Metropolitan Colliery
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Helensburgh, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 34°11′15″S 150°59′35″E / 34.18750°S 150.99306°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Metallurgical coal |
| History | |
| Opened | 1887 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Peabody Energy |
| Website | www.peabodyenergy.com |
The Metropolitan Colliery is a coal mine located near Helensburgh, New South Wales owned by Peabody Energy.[1] It was opened by in 1887 by the Cumberland Coal & Iron Mining Company. In 1965, the mine was purchased by Australian Iron & Steel.[2] A proposed sale to South32 in 2016 was abandoned after the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission refused to approve it.[3][4]
Coal is exported from Port Kembla with the mine connected to the Illawarra railway line via a spur line.
References
- ^ Metropolitan Mine Peabody Energy
- ^ Here & There Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 330 April 1965 page 73
- ^ Peabody Energy to sell NSW coal mine to South32 ABC Illawarra 3 November 2016
- ^ South32 abandons plan to buy Peabody's Metropolitan Colliery at Helensburgh Illawarra Mercury 18 April 2017