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Hunter Valley Operations

Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) is a large-scale open cut operation that produces some of the highest quality thermal and semi-soft metallurgical coal in the world. 

It is a joint venture between Yancoal (51%) and Glencore (49%) which is independently managed on behalf of the JV partners.

To find out more about HVO, including monitoring and careers, visit their website.

HVO 2023 contribution

  • $2.0b

    Total contribution

  • 11,719,000

    Tonnes of saleable product

  • 1,370

    Employees and contractors

  • $1.2b

    Spent on goods and services

Location

The mine is located at Lemington, 24 kilometres north-west of Singleton in New South Wales’ Upper Hunter Valley.

HVO operates under two planning approvals, HVO North and HVO South mining areas, geographically divided by the Hunter River.

Ownership

Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) is a joint venture between Yancoal (51%) and Glencore (49%) which is independently managed on behalf of the JV partners.

Continuation project

The HVO Continuation Project aims to recover further coal resources within the existing mining tenements at HVO, extending the life of mine from 2025 to 2050 at HVO North and from 2030 to 2045 at HVO South.

Learn about the HVO Continuation Project.

Regulatory information

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If you have any questions about Hunter Valley Operations, please contact us using the information below.

If you have a media enquiry, visit our contact us page.

Operation enquiries

Address: 1011 Lemington Road, Ravensworth NSW 2330
Tel: +61 2 6570 0300

To make a general enquiry, please complete and submit the form below. Fields marked with an * are mandatory.

Community complaints and blasting information hotline

24 hours/7days

Tel: 1800 888 733

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