Cockatoo Coal plans a staged expansion at a cost of $300 million to increase production from the open-pit Baralaba mine and surrounding leases (Baralaba North, Baralaba South and Wonbindi projects) to 3.5mtpa metallurgical and thermal coal by 2015. Prefeasibility studies continue | www.cockatoocoal.com.au

owned by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance, this open-cut operation produces about 14mtpa metallurgical and thermal coal. | www.bhpbilliton.com

managed by majority owner Rio Tinto Coal Australia, this open-cut mine produces up to 12mtpa thermal coal. It is due to close in 2016. | www.riotintocoalaustralia.com

owned by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance, this underground operation has the capacity to produce more than 3mtpa metallurgical coal. A recently approved investment will increase capacity to 4.8mtpa. The $US900 million project is due for completion in 2013. | www.bhpbilliton.com

owned by Peabody Energy Australia and operated by Thiess, this open-cut mine produces about 2.2mtpa of saleable metallurgical and thermal coal. Extension projects are under way to boost production to about 4mtpa by 2015. | www.peabodyenergy.com.au

owned by Anglo American Metallurgical Coal, this open-cut mining complex produces about 9mtpa thermal coal. | www.angloamerican.com.au

owned by Anglo American Metallurgical Coal and Mitsui Coal Holdings, this group of open-cut and underground mines (including Aquila, Grasstree, Bundoora, Lake Lindsay and Oak Park) produces about 8mtpa metallurgical coal. | www.angloamerican.com.au

majority owned by Vale, this mine was commissioned in 2006 and underwent a $400 million upgrade in 2009 to convert to a longwall operation. It has a capacity of 4mtpa ROM metallurgical coal. | www.vale.com

managed by majority owner Rio Tinto Coal Australia, this open-cut mine began exports in 2010 and will produce up to 12.2mtpa thermal coal when it reaches full capacity in 2013. Potential to expand to 15mtpa. | www.riotintocoalaustralia.com.au

part of the NCA Project involving Xstrata Coal, Itochu Coal Resources and Sumitomo, this open-cut mine is operated by Thiess and produces about 6mtpa thermal and metallurgical coal. | www.xstratacoal.com

owned by Caledon Resources, this mine produces about 0.5mtpa of metallurgical and thermal coal, expected to increase to 0.7mtpa in 2011. | www.caledonresources.com

Macarthur Coal is majority owner of this open-cut operation, producing about 3mtpa metallurgical coal. | www.macarthurcoal.com.au

owned by Wesfarmers Resources, this open-cut operation produces about 6.5mtpa metallurgical coal for export and 2.5mtpa of thermal coal for domestic use. A $286 million ex-pansion project is under way to lift capacity to 8.5mtpa metallurgical coal. | www.curragh.com.au

owned by Anglo American Metallurgical Coal and Mitsui Coal Holdings, this open-cut mine produces more than 7mtpa thermal and metallurgical coal. | www.angloamerican.com.au

Ensham Resources produces about 7mtpa thermal coal at this open-cut operation. Construction has begun on a $166 million bord and pillar underground mining project, to take production to 10mtpa from 2012. | www.ensham.com.au

Anglo American Metallurgical Coal is the major stakeholder in this operation, which produces about 2.5mtpa PCI coal. A prefeasibility study is under way for an expansion project to increase capacity to 4mtpa. | www.angloamerican.com.au

owned by Peabody Energy Australia, the combined operations of the Eaglefield open-cut mine (operated by Macmahon Holdings) and North Goonyella longwall mine (operated by Peabody) produce about 2.9mtpa of saleable metallurgical coal. Goonyella Corridor production capacity is expected to increase to 3.7mtpa by 2015. | www.peabodyenergy.com.au

owned by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance and operated by Downer EDI Mining, this open-cut mine has the capacity to produce 15mtpa metallurgical coal. | www.bhpbilliton.com

owned by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance, this complex comprises the Gregory open-cut operation and Crinum underground mine. The combined operations have a capacity to produce more than 5mtpa metallurgical and thermal coal. | www.bhpbilliton.com

managed by majority owner Rio Tinto Coal Australia, this open-cut mine produces up to 8.8mtpa metallurgical coal. Lake Elphinstone and Mt Robert are adjacent prospects that could leverage Hail Creek infrastructure. | www.riotintocoalaustralia.com

a Vale-Aquila Resources joint venture operated by John Holland, this open-cut site produces about 2.8mtpa thermal and metallurgical coal. Construction is under way on a $118 million project to increase capacity to 4mtpa. | www.vale.com | www.aquilaresources.com.au

managed by Jellinbah Resources for the Jellinbah Joint Venture and operated by John Holland, this open-cut mine produces more than 4.8mtpa metallurgical coal. | www.jellinbah.com.au

managed by majority owner Rio Tinto Coal Australia, this underground mine produces up to 4.2mtpa metallurgical coal. Construction is under way on a $US1.1 billion project to extend mine life by 20 years and lift capacity to 5.7mtpa. | www.riotintocoalaustralia.com.au

managed by Jellinbah Resources for the Lake Vermont Joint Venture and operated by Thiess, this open-cut mine produces about 4mtpa metallurgical coal. Construction has begun on a $200 million expansion project to increase capacity to 8mtpa from 2015. | www.jellinbah.com.au

owned by Peabody Energy Australia and operated by Downer EDI, this open-cut mine produces about 1.5mtpa metallurgical coal. The Millennium Expansion Project is in the prefeasibility stage and is expected to deliver an additional 1.5mtpa by 2015. | www.peabodyenergy.com.au

majority owned by Sojitz, this open-cut mine has a capacity of 2.8mtpa thermal coal. | www.sojitz.com

Macarthur Coal is majority owner of this open-cut operation, producing about 2mtpa metallurgical and thermal coal. Prefeasibility work has been conducted for an underground expansion project. | www.macarthurcoal.com.au

Anglo American Metallurgical Coal is the major stakeholder in this underground operation, producing about 4mtpa metallurgical coal. | www.angloamerican.com.au

part of the NCA Project involving Xstrata Coal, Itochu Coal Resources and Sumitomo, this combined underground and open-cut operation produces about 11mtpa thermal and metallurgical coal. | www.xstratacoal.com

owned by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance and mined by Downer EDI Mining, this open-cut coal mine has the capacity to produce more than 5mtpa metallurgical and thermal coal. | www.bhpbilliton.com

Xstrata Coal Queensland is the majority owner of the Oaky Creek No.1 and Oaky North underground mines, producing about 11mtpa metallurgical coal. Phase one of the Oaky Creek expansion, expected to start this year, will increase production by about 1mtpa. | www.xstratacoal.com

owned by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance, this open-cut mining operation produces up to 9mtpa of metallurgical coal. Production is expected to increase by 2.5mtpa due to processing developments under the Bowen Basin Coal Growth Project. | www.bhpbilliton.com

owned by BHP Mitsui Coal and mined by Leighton Mining, this open-cut metallurgical coal mine has a capacity around 3mtpa. | www.bhpbilliton.com

a joint venture of Xstrata Coal Queensland, Sumisho Coal Australia and IRCA Rolleston, this open-cut mine produces about 8mtpa thermal coal. Prefeasibility studies have commenced for the proposed Rolleston expansion (indicative start-up in 2014) which is set to increase production by 6mtpa. | www.xstratacoal.com

owned by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance, this open-cut mine produces up to 8mtpa metallurgical coal. | www.bhpbilliton.com

a joint venture between QCoal, Cliffs Australia Coal, JFE Shoji, China Steel and Watami Trading, this open-cut operation produces about 4mtpa metallurgical and thermal coal. Leighton Mining is the mining contractor. | www.qcoal.com.au

owned by BHP Mitsui Coal and operated by Thiess, this operation produces up to 3.2mtpa metallurgical coal. | www.bhpbilliton.com

owned by Yancoal Australia since its acquisition of Felix Resources in 2009, this open-cut mine has a capacity of 1.7mtpa thermal and metallurgical coal. | www.yancoalaustralia.com.au