Whitehaven Coal Ltd.
Industry Group: Oil & Gas Producers
Country/Region: Australia
Identifier: ASX:WHC
Whitehaven Coal is a large Australian independent thermal and metallurgical coal miner with mines in the Gunnedah Basin, New South Wales. It also bought Blackwater and Daunia, two coking coal mines in Queensland, from BHP and Mitsubishi in April 2024. In addition, it owns the large Vickery and Winchester South deposits in New South Wales and Queensland, respectively. Coal is railed to ports in Newcastle and Queensland for export to Asian customers. Along with expanded production at Maules Creek and Narrabri, we expect its share of salable coal production to approach 32 million metric tons from fiscal 2029, from about 13 million in fiscal 2023. Initial development of Vickery will see around 1 million metric tons of extra equity production, with potential expansion to 7 million metric tons.
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Industry Group (1st = lowest risk)
Oil & Gas Producers 99 out of 301
Universe
Global Universe 13993 out of 15104
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Industry Comparison
| Company | ESG Risk Rating | Industry Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Whitehaven Coal Ltd. |
40.6
Severe
|
99 out of 301 |
| PT Bumi Resources Tbk |
47.9
Severe
|
176 out of 301 |
| Alliance Resource Partners LP |
54.6
Severe
|
253 out of 301 |
| Pingdingshan Tianan Coal Mining Co., Ltd. |
55.8
Severe
|
257 out of 301 |
| Shan Xi Hua Yang Group New Energy Co. Ltd. |
61.1
Severe
|
287 out of 301 |
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