# Whitehaven Coal (ASX: WHC) Critical Minerals Exposure

Whitehaven Coal is linked to 1 critical mineral: a producer of metallurgical coal. It is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange as WHC and based in Australia.

Source: https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/whitehaven-coal-asx-whc
Exchange: ASX
Ticker: WHC
Country: Australia
Production verified from filings: yes

## Critical minerals linked to Whitehaven Coal

| Mineral | Role | Price per kg (USD) | 1M change | Stocks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Metallurgical coal](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/metallurgical-coal-price-us) | Producer | $0.15 per kg coal | +1.2% | [Metallurgical coal stocks](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/metallurgical-coal-stocks) |

## Sectors Whitehaven Coal serves

- [Batteries](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/batteries)
- [Defence](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/defence)
- [Electric Vehicles](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/electric-vehicles)
- [Power Grids](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/power-grids)
- [Robotics](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/robotics)

## About Whitehaven Coal

Whitehaven Coal is an Australian coal producer that became a major exporter of metallurgical coal when it bought the Daunia and Blackwater mines in Queensland from BHP and Mitsubishi in 2024. It also mines high-energy thermal coal in New South Wales at Maules Creek and Narrabri.

## Whitehaven Coal's critical minerals business

Metallurgical coal is Whitehaven Coal's critical mineral, produced at Daunia and Blackwater in Queensland's Bowen Basin and sold to steelmakers in Asia. Its New South Wales mines produce thermal coal for power generation, which is not on the US critical minerals list.

## Where Whitehaven Coal operates

Whitehaven Coal's metallurgical coal mines, Daunia and Blackwater, are in Queensland's Bowen Basin. Its thermal coal mines, Maules Creek, Narrabri and Tarrawonga, are in the Gunnedah Basin of New South Wales.

## In the Stockatomics Terminal

Share price against its minerals, mineral exposure by value, the exposure score and its components, verified production with sources, downstream demand exposure and catalysts affecting Whitehaven Coal.

## FAQ

### Which critical minerals does Whitehaven Coal produce?

Whitehaven Coal is linked to 1 critical mineral: it is a producer of metallurgical coal. Each mineral's price is on its page: [Metallurgical coal](/commodities/metallurgical-coal-price-us).

### Is Whitehaven Coal a metallurgical coal stock?

Yes. Whitehaven Coal is a producer of metallurgical coal, one of the 7 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. [See all metallurgical coal stocks](/commodities/metallurgical-coal-stocks).

### Where is Whitehaven Coal listed?

Whitehaven Coal is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker WHC (ASX: WHC), and is based in Australia.

### When did Whitehaven Coal buy its Queensland mines?

It completed the purchase of the Daunia and Blackwater metallurgical coal mines from BHP and Mitsubishi in 2024.

### Does Whitehaven Coal produce thermal coal?

Yes. Its mines in New South Wales, including Maules Creek and Narrabri, produce high-energy thermal coal for power stations in Asia.

## Related companies

- [Alpha Metallurgical Resources](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/alpha-metallurgical-resources-nyse-amr) (NYSE: AMR): Metallurgical coal
- [Anglo American](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/anglo-american-lon-aal) (LON: AAL): Copper, Manganese, Metallurgical coal, Nickel
- [BHP](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/bhp-nyse-bhp) (NYSE: BHP): Copper, Metallurgical coal
- [Glencore](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/glencore-otc-glcnf) (OTC: GLCNF): Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Metallurgical coal, Nickel, Silver, Vanadium, Zinc
- [Ramaco Resources](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/ramaco-resources-nasdaq-metc) (NASDAQ: METC): Metallurgical coal
- [Warrior Met Coal](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/warrior-met-coal-nyse-hcc) (NYSE: HCC): Metallurgical coal

## Sources

- Company filings: Whitehaven Coal’s minerals and its role in each.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): the US critical minerals list.
- Stockatomics: each mineral’s benchmark price per kg.

Last updated 18 October 2026.