Whitehaven Coal Limited

WHITF · OTC

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Whitehaven Coal Limited (OTC: WHITF) is a leading Australian producer of high-quality metallurgical and thermal coal, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales. The company operates six mines across the Gunnedah Basin in New South Wales and the Bowen Basin in Queensland, following its transformational acquisition of the Blackwater and Daunia metallurgical coal mines from BMA, which significantly expanded its production capacity and shifted its revenue mix to approximately 64% metallurgical coal. Under the leadership of CEO Paul Flynn, Whitehaven reported total revenue of AUD 5.8 billion in FY2025, with an underlying EBITDA of AUD 1.4 billion and production guidance of 37–41 million tonnes of ROM coal for FY2026. The company exports its coal predominantly to premium Asian markets, including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, and Malaysia, while also maintaining a presence in European markets, cementing its position as Australia's foremost independent coal producer.

Research reports

CarbonBridge & Climate Energy Finance · December 19, 2025Whitehaven Coal: Climate Risk Assessment – Implications for Safeguard Compliance, Methane Abatement, and Medium-Term Climate Risk

This report quantitatively assesses how Whitehaven’s expansion strategy drives rising Safeguard Mechanism liabilities, growing exposure to fugitive methane and diesel emissions, and medium-term climate and regulatory risks for shareholders, estimating cumulative Safeguard costs of A$129–221m by 2030 and a potential Scope 1 social cost of up to A$4.7bn NPV by 2035; it recommends reassessing onsite mitigation economics, prioritising methane abatement at Narrabri and across Queensland mines, accelerating electrification of mobile equipment, constraining long-life expansions such as Blackwater, and reforming Australia’s Fuel Tax Credit scheme to better align capital allocation with decarbonisation.