{{Use Australian English|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox mine | name = Stratford Duralie | image = | width = | caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{Coord|-32.3028493|151.9412289|format=dms|type:edu}} | place = | subdivision_type = | state/province = New South Wales | country = Australia | owner = Yancoal | stock_exchange = | stock_code = | official website = {{URL|http://www.yancoal.com.au/page/assets/mine-sites/stratford-duralie/|Stratford Duralie}} | acquisition year = | products = Coking coal | financial year = | amount = | opening year = | closing year = }} '''Stratford Duralie''' is a coal mine located in the New South Wales. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 322.3 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Asia and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 5 million tonnes of coal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yancoal.com.au/page/key-assets/mines/Duralie/|title=Duralie Coal Mine|year=2012|publisher=Yancoal|accessdate=2013-07-03}}</ref>
Stratford is preparing to finish coal extraction in 2024 and will transition to closure upon completion of mining operations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-13 |title=In the wake of mining: Hunter town finding optimism in industry diversity |url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/7728002/in-the-wake-of-mining-hunter-town-finding-optimism-in-industry-diversity/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Newcastle Herald |language=en-AU}}</ref> The closure of Stratford is consistent with the planned and approved life of mining for the operations. Stratford will have exhausted its approved commercial coal reserves in 2024.
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Category:Coal mines in New South Wales