Ashton
Ashton Coal Operations Limited includes an underground coal mine, a Coal Handling and Preparation Plant, a rail siding and an open cut mine that has now been completed.
Ashton is located 14km northwest of Singleton in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales.
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About Ashton Coal
Located in the Upper Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, the Ashton underground mine is one of the oldest mines within New South Wales. The mine produces semi-soft coking coal for export through the Port of Newcastle.
Ashton’s Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP) produces high quality semi-soft coal for use in the steel manufacturing industry and thermal coal for use in power generation.
Operations Manager
Michael Bartlett
Community
Discover our community
Yancoal is committed to making a genuine positive difference in the communities in which it operates. The Community Support Program provides funding and in-kind support for projects by investing in initiatives related to social and community activities, education, training, health, culture and the arts, and the environment.
For more information, please email Ashton.Environment&Community@yancoal.com.au.
To submit your application, please click on the link below.
https://yancoal.grantplatform.com/auth/login/KEoLBalB
Applications have now closed for 2026.
Community Support Program Guidelines
Ashton Community Consultative Committee
Information about the Ashton Community Consultative Committee can be found in the Committee Information document link below.
Committee Information document
Meeting minutes and presentations are available on the Ashton Documents page link below.
Contact us
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Site Address
- Ashton Coal Operations
- Glennies Creek Road
- CAMBERWELL 2330
- New South Wales
Postal Address
- PO Box 699
- SINGLETON 2330
- New South Wales
Telephone
- (02) 6576 1111
Environment and Community Response Line
- 1800 657 639
