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Macarthur Coal

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Mining company in Australia, 1995 to 2012

Macarthur Coal was a mining company based in Queensland, Australia, which was incorporated in October 1995. The company was founded by Ken Talbot, who was a former chief executive officer. It specialised in the production of metallurgical coal from mines in the Bowen Basin, specifically low-volatile pulverised injection coal used in steel making; essentially all the coal it produced was exported from Australia.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Macarthur Coal was a mining company based in Queensland, Australia, which was incorporated in October 1995. The company was founded by Ken Talbot, who was a former chief executive officer.2

The story

Founded by Ken Talbot in 1995.1

In the first half of 2010, Macarthur Coal made an offer for Gloucester Coal which was not successful; New Hope and Peabody Energy made offers for Macarthur Coal which were also rejected.

A force majeure declaration was in place for the five months preceding 28 April 2011, due to the 2010–2011 Queensland floods.

In May 2011, the company announced that it had increased coal reserves estimates by 38% to 2.26 billion tonnes.

The company was acquired by US company Peabody Energy in late 2011.

From Wikipedia’s article on Macarthur Coal, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • metallurgical coal

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Timeline

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