Brighter Coal
“Brighter Coal” is more than a tagline—it’s woven into the very fabric of our identity. Vitrinite, named after a primary coal component known for its glass-like sheen, symbolises not just the superior quality of our hard coking coal, but also our company ethos.
Our name is inspired by these unique characteristics, embodying our identity as an innovative, agile, and excellence-driven coal enterprise. It stands for a different way of doing things, for unconventional thinking, and for a relentless commitment to be the best.
Coking Coal —
Fueling the Future
Metallurgical coal, or met coal, serves as the backbone for various forms of steel production. With variants like hard coking coal to semi-soft and pulverised coal for injection (PCI), each serves its unique role in steel production. Unlike thermal coal, used mainly for electricity, met coal distinguishes itself through higher carbon content, lower ash, and reduced moisture levels.
Coke for Steel — Steel is vital for modern living, providing the foundation for healthcare, telecommunications, agriculture, and much more. Coking coal serves as the essential carbon source for iron reduction, making it indispensable in steel manufacturing.
Coal FOR Life
Coking coal plays a crucial role in modern life, impacting various aspects of our daily living.
Household Appliances
From ovens to fridges, washers to dryers, coking coal plays a vital role in the production of common household appliances.
Transport
Coking coal is pivotal in constructing various modes of transport, from vehicle frames to rail tracks, essential for road, rail, air, water, and pipelines.
Aluminium
Lightweight and versatile metal known for its use in aerospace, automotive manufacturing, construction and electrical transmission lines.
Activate Carbon
Used in filters for water and air purification and in kidney dialysis machines.
Carbon Fibre
An extremely strong but light-weight material used in construction, aeroplane and automobile manufacture, even mountain bikes and tennis rackets.
Carbon Foam
Designed to meet demand for
ultra-high performance engineering materials in military, industrial, aerospace & commercial markets.
Silicon Metal
Used to make lubricants, water repellents, resins, cosmetics, hair shampoos and toothpastes.
Cement
A binding material crucial in construction, serving as a fundamental component in building structures and infrastructure.
By The Numbers
Your everyday get-around car
Car manufacturing relies on steel, aluminium, and carbon fibre, materials produced using coal, underscoring its essential role in the auto industry.
Approximately 770kgs of
met coal to build a mid-sized car.
The Story Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland
Opened in 1940, the Story Bridge is Australia’s longest steel cantilever bridge, primarily designed and built by Australians using local materials.
APPROXIMATELY 12,000 TONNES OF STEEL REQUIRED.
Capturing solar power energy
A megawatt (MW) is enough energy to power about 200 homes for a day. Each new MW of solar power requires between 35 to 45 tons of steel.
APPROXIMATELY 35-45 TONNES OF STEEL REQUIRED.
The average wind turbine
Wind turbines are largely made of steel. Other materials include fibreglass, resin or plastic, iron or cast iron, copper, and aluminium.
220 tonnes of met coal required.
Decarbonisation
Reducing our
Carbon Emissions
Vitrinite is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from our mining activities and we have developed a decarbonisation roadmap in line with industry best practice and Australia’s climate targets. We have conducted emissions profiling and projections on our projects and recognise practical emissions reduction strategies to be implemented over the life of the mine.
The current Komatsu fleet is fitted with Diesel Particulate Filters, a regenerating filter that captures soot and ash and reduces diesel related carbon emissions. An energy roadmap is also underway to support a planned increase in the electrification of plant and equipment and further reduction of Scope 1 emissions.
STATE-OF-THE-ART MINING
A Sustainable Footprint
We’ve partnered with Gainwell Engineering Global at our Vulcan coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, introducing the GHWM300M Highwall Mining unit. This equipment, manufactured under license from Caterpillar, marks the next chapter in Australian coal mining.
We’re proud to be the unit’s first buyer outside India and see highwall mining technology as the future of the industry—safe, highly productive, environmentally responsible, and economically viable.
