Sydney, 28 July (Argus) — Australian producer Whitehaven Coal has received approval from the New South Wales (NSW) state government for the A$300mn ($270mn) expansion of its Narrabri coal mine, boosting output to 8mn t/yr from 2.5mn t/yr.

Whitehaven Coal expects to export about 6mn t/yr of low-ash thermal coal and pulverised coal injection from Narrabri, in the Gunnedah basin of northern NSW, when it reaches full production after 2012.

Whitehaven owns 70pc of Narrabri, Japanese utility Electric Power Development, French utility EdF, China's Guangdong Yudean, South Korean conglomerate Daewoo and Korea Resources each own 7.5pc of Narrabri.

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