2013 production figures

Coal mines operating in 2013.

CoalfieldMineOperatorRankTypeProduction 2013
(tonnes)
Waikato
Maramarua Kopako Glencoal SB Opencast 127,545
Huntly Huntly East Solid Energy SB Underground 176,992
Huntly O'Reilly's O'Reilly's Opencast SB Opencast 15,371
Rotowaro Awaroa Solid Energy SB Opencast 1,091,428
Rotowaro Pukemiro ** Puke Coal SB Opencast  
West Coast
Buller Stockton Solid Energy B Opencast 1,870,727
Buller Cascade Cascade Coal B Opencast 49,688
Buller New Creek * New Creek Mining B Opencast  
Buller Rockies Rockies Mining B Opencast 14,578
Reefton Burkes Creek RJ Banks SB Opencast 7,978
Reefton Reddale Valley Solid Energy SB Opencast 55,256
Reefton Terrace Crusader Coal SB Underground  
Garvey Creek Echo Francis Mining B Opencast 64,625
Inangahua Giles Creek Birchfield Coal SB Opencast 161,990
Inangahua Berlins Creek Heaphy Mining SB Opencast 16,898
Greymouth Spring Creek * Solid Energy B Underground  
Greymouth Strongman Solid Energy B Opencast 190,779
Greymouth Roa Francis Mining B Underground 89,900
Pike River Pike River * Solid Energy B Underground  
Canterbury
Canterbury Malvern Hills Canterbury Coal SB Opencast 48,436
Otago
Kaitangata Castle Hill ** Kai Point Coal SB Opencast  
Roxburgh Harliwich Harliwich Carrying Co. L Opencast 3,846
Southland
Ohai Takitimu Bathurst Coal SB Opencast 184,594
Ohai Ohai Solid Energy SB Opencast 10,791
Waimumu Newvale Solid Energy L Opencast 286,559

* Production suspended

** Private coal, no granted permit

SB - Sub Bituminous

B - Bituminous

L - Lignite

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