WHITEHAVEN COAL : 13 Aug 2015 - August 2015 Coal Resources and Reserves Update (0.37MB PDF)

13 August 2015

Whitehaven Coal Limited has updated its managed Coal Resources and Coal Reserves under the JORC Code 2012 as set out in the following tables. Total Coal Resources have increased by 182Mt (4.7%) from 3855Mt in August 2014 to 4037Mt in August

2015.

Coal Reserves decreased slightly to 874Mt and Marketable Reserves for the Whitehaven Group decreased by 12Mt to 789Mt from the August 2014 Coal Resources and Reserves Statement.

The key changes from the previous (August 2014) Coal Resources and Coal Reserves statement are as follows:-

 Overall open cut Coal Resources remain steady at Vickery, however the resource categories were upgraded due to a revised geological model and detailed appraisal of historical drilling information;

 Underground Coal Resources at the Vickery Project have increased by 201Mt due to the granting of EL8224 and the inclusion of results from drilling conducted during 2014;

 The reduction in Coal Reserves at Narrabri, Maules Creek, Tarrawonga, Rocglen and Werris Creek were due to mining depletion since the last statement in August 2014.

Coal Resources and Reserves for active mining areas are as at the 31st of March 2015. Production for the quarter ended 30

June 2015 is detailed in the June 2015 Quarterly Report. Please see the Whitehaven Coal website

(www.whitehavencoal.com.au) for all the Coal Resource and Coal Reserve Table 1 details.

Information in this report that relates to Coal Resources and Coal Reserves is based on and accurately reflects reports prepared by the Competent Person named beside the respective information. Mr Greg Jones is a principal consultant with JB Mining Services. Mr Phillip Sides is a senior consultant with JB Mining Services. Mr Mark Dawson is a Geologist with Whitehaven Coal Limited. Mr Ben Thompson is a Geologist with Whitehaven Coal. Mr John Rogis is a Geologist with Whitehaven Coal. Mr Rick Walker is a Geologist with Whitehaven Coal. Mr Graeme Rigg is a full time employee of RungePincockMinarco Ltd. Mr Doug Sillar is a full time employee of RungePincockMinarco Ltd.

Named Competent Persons consent to the inclusion of material in the form and context in which it appears. All Competent Persons named are Members of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and/or The Australian Institute of Geoscientists and have the relevant experience in relation to the mineralisation being reported on by them to qualify as Competent Persons as defined in the Australian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (The JORC Code, 2012 Edition).

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COAL RESOURCES

Vickery Opencut

Tenement

CL316/EL4699

EL5831/EL7407

EL8224/M L1464

Measured Indicated Inferred Total Competent Report

Resource Resource Resource Resources Person Date

230 165 110 505 1 Jun-15
Vickery Underground

M L1471

- 95 135 230 1 Jun-15
Rocglen Opencut M L1620 7 4 - 11 2 Mar-15
Rocglen Underground M L1620 - 3 1 4 2 Mar-15
Tarrawonga Opencut*
Tarrawonga Underground

EL5967/M L1579

M L1685/M L1693

EL5967/M L1579

M L1685/M L1693

48 18 13 79 3 Mar-15
10 15 14 39 3 Apr-14
Maules Creek Opencut** CL375/A UTH346
330 270 50 650 3 Mar-15
Werris Creek Opencut

M L1563/M L1672 18 4 - 22 2 Mar-15

Narrabri Underground***

M L1609/EL6243 160 390 180 730 6 Mar-15

Gunnedah Opencut
Gunnedah Underground

M L1624/EL5183/ CCL701

M L1624/EL5183/ CCL701

7 47 89 143 3 Aug-14
2 138 24 164 3 Aug-14
Bons haw Opencut

EL6450/EL6587 - 4 7 11 3 Aug-14

Ferndale Opencut EL7430 103 135 134 372 4 Jan-13
Ferndale Underground EL7430 - - 73 73 4 Jan-13
Oaklands North Opencut EL6861 110 260 580 950 3 Aug-14
Pearl Creek Opencut**** EP C862 - 14 38 52 5 Jan-13

1. John Rogis , 2. Ben Thom ps on, 3. Mark Daws on, 4. Greg Jones , 5. Phil Sides , 6. Rick Walker

* Whitehaven ow ns 70% share of opencut resources w ithin ML1579, ML1685 and ML1693. The total combined resource f or Tarraw onga

Mining Leases (ML1579, 1685 and 1693) and Exploration Licence (EL5967) is reported.

** Maules Creek Joint Venture - Whitehaven ow ns 75% share.

*** Narrabri Joint Venture - Whitehaven ow ns 70% share.

**** Dingo Joint Venture - Whitehaven ow ns 70% share.

# The Coal Resources f or active mining areas are current to the pit surf ace as at the report date.

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