Stephan Heerden's Colleagues at Whitehaven Coal
Courtney Burke
Machine Operator, Dispatch Control Operator and Trainer Assessor
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Russell Vale, New South Wales, Australia
Whitehaven Coal
Stephan Heerden's Company Details
Whitehaven Coal is proud to be the leading Australian producer of premium-quality coal. We are the dominant player in Australia's only emerging high-quality coal basin. We help power developed and emerging economies in Asia where there is strong and growing demand for our product, particularly for use in high-efficiency, low-emissions coal-fired power stations.Our purpose as a company is to support and sustain regional communities by exporting high quality thermal and metallurgical coal from Australia to the world. North West NSW is the focus of our capital investment and workforce presence.We operate four mines (three open-cut and one large underground mine) in the Gunnedah Coal Basin of NSW. Our operating assets are complemented by two high quality, near-term development assets, being Vickery, near Gunnedah, and Winchester South, in Queensland's Bowen Basin. Over our almost 20 year history, including 12 years as a publicly-listed entity on the Australian Securities Exchange, we have developed a growing reputation for excellence in project delivery, safe operation, and targeted investment in the local economy and community.We are proudly local, and around 75% of our 2,500-strong workforce lives in the local communities around our mine sites. We believe in helping communities grow, ensuring benefits flowing from our operations are seen and felt locally.