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Yancoal Australia Ltd is one of the newest, leading coal mining companies in Australia. In 2010 Yancoal produced 9.3Mt and exported 8.1Mt through ports in Queensland and New South Wales.  In 2011 those exports will grow to about 11.00Mt.  Further significant increases in production will occur in the future as more port capacity become available.

Yancoal Australia has the capability to produce a diversified mix of coal products from its four operating mines. The range of Coals include semi-soft coking coal, a low volatile pulverised injection (PCI) coal and high quality thermal coal.  The diversity has enable Yancoal Australia to position itself not only as a cornerstone producer in the Australian coal industry but also as a key supplier to a range of customers across Asia, Europe and the Americas.

Yancoal Australia produces three metallurgical coal products which are available for export from the Port of Gladstone, Queensland and the Port of Newcastle, New South Wales.  In the southern state Yancoal producers a low ash, highly fluidity semi-hard coking coal product from its Austar Coal Mine and low sulphur semi-soft coking coal product from its Ashton Coal Mine.  In Queensland Yancoal produces a PCI coal from its Yarrabee Coal Mine in the Bowen Basin.  All of these products are highly regarded by international steel makers and form an integral part of the coking coal blends or PCI use.

Yancoal Australia also produces a thermal product, from the Moolarben Coal Mine in New South Wales.  The Company has the ability to produce, either a low ash, high calorific value, or, a higher ash, lower calorific value thermal product from the highly regarded Ulan seam at the world class Moolarben Coal Mine.

Yancoal Australia, as testimony to their desire to become further diversified,remains very active via its 15.4% interest in the new NCIG Terminal at the Port of Newcastle, New South Wales.  The terminal when it reaches full capacity will add an extra 66 million tonnes per annum to the Hunter Vale Coal Chain's port capacity enabling the Company to expand its production capability.

Yancoal Australia is also founding shareholder in stage one of the new Wiggins Island Coal Terminal at the Port of Gladstone, Queensland.