Highest quality metallurgical coal
Wollondilly is home to two major mining companies, Simec Mining and GM3, which primarily produce metallurgical coal for steelmaking.
Product from Simec Mining is transported to the Port Kembla Steelworks and the Port Kembla Coal Terminal by Appin Road and rail networks for export to domestic and international markets.
Run-of-Mine (ROM) coal from GM3 Appin Mine is extracted from the Appin underground mining operations and delivered directly to the West Cliff Coal Preparation Plant (WCCPP) by winder and conveyor or is transported from the Appin East Pit Top via truck along Appin and Wedderburn Roads to the WCCPP. Processed coal (clean coal product) from the WCCPP is transported by road to the Port Kembla Coal Terminal (PKCT) for shipping to domestic and international customers, or to BlueScope Steel or other local customers.
The companies are leading employers in the region with about 14 per cent of the workforce living locally.
