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South Walker Creek

STANMORE RESOURCES LIMITED
📍 QLDCoal MiningABN 34 009 713 875Baseline: Production-adjusted baseline
South Walker Creek came in under its baseline in 2023–24 — reporting 474 kt against an obligation of 383 kt.
474 kt
2023–24 emissions
383 kt
net baseline obligation
-77 kt
vs baseline
36,538
ACCUs surrendered
Emissions history

Reported emissions vs baseline, 2024–2024

Red bars indicate emissions above baseline — covered by carbon credit purchases
0t133kt266kt398kt531kt24–25 Emissions Overage Baseline
Annual compliance record

Credit surrenders — South Walker Creek

YearEmissionsBaseline GapACCUsSMCsCompliance
24–25 474 kt 383 kt -77 kt 36,538 132,501 Under baseline
Plain English

What this means

South Walker Creek is a coal mining facility operated by STANMORE RESOURCES LIMITED in QLD. Like all covered facilities, underground and open-cut coal operations emit methane and energy-related CO₂. Under Australia's Safeguard Mechanism, South Walker Creek must keep its annual emissions below a stepping-down baseline — or purchase carbon credits to cover any overage.

In 2023–24, South Walker Creek came in under its baseline — reporting emissions of 474 kt against an obligation of 383 kt, a surplus of 77 kt. Facilities that come in under baseline can generate Safeguard Mechanism Credits (SMCs), which can be sold to facilities that need to cover an overage.

Across the coal mining sector, 8 of 8 covered facilities reported emissions above their baseline in 2023–24. The table below compares South Walker Creek with other coal mining facilities covered by the Safeguard Mechanism.

Other facilities — Coal Mining

Coal Mining facilities — Safeguard Mechanism 2023–24

Facility Operator State Emissions vs Baseline Compliance
Curragh Mine CORONADO AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LTD QLD 909 kt +311 kt Pending
United Coal Mine UNITED COLLIERIES PTY LTD NSW 433 kt +243 kt ACCU + SMC
Goonyella Broadmeadow Mine BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Limited QLD 1.26 Mt +242 kt ACCU buyer
DEN01 Dendrobium Coal Pty Ltd NSW 380 kt +236 kt ACCU + SMC
Russell Vale Colliery WOLLONGONG RESOURCES PTY. LTD. NSW 336 kt +226 kt ACCU buyer
Hail Creek Mine HAIL CREEK COAL PTY LTD QLD 1.38 Mt +192 kt ACCU buyer
Ashton Coal Mine (Underground) ASHTON COAL OPERATIONS PTY LIMITED NSW 351 kt +192 kt ACCU buyer
Kestrel Coal Pty Ltd Kestrel Coal Group Pty Ltd QLD 1.22 Mt +188 kt ACCU buyer
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Source: Clean Energy Regulator — Safeguard Mechanism published data 2023–24 · All figures in tCO₂-e · Methodology · Data updated annually on CER release
All data sourced from the Clean Energy Regulator (Australian Government). Zerra is an independent data platform and is not affiliated with any listed facility or operator.