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Coal · 15 Apr 2024

Methane plume detected in Australia

On 15 Apr 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,070 kg/h from a coal mine.

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1,070 kg/h
± 141 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 25.7 tonnes of methane.

Detected
15 Apr 2024 · 00:42 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Coal
Coordinates
-34.20724, 150.77088
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UNEP plume ID
0107f3cb-ff9d-483e-a11a-6e8dba4dd3f2

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Emitting site

AUS_S_010 · Venting shaft
7 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 0107f3cb-ff9d-483e-a11a-6e8dba4dd3f2, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/0107f3cb-ff9d-483e-a11a-6e8dba4dd3f2), accessed 5 Oct 2026.