Airly is an underground coal mine located near
Capertee village, 40km north-west of Lithgow on
the Castlereagh Highway in the Western
Coalfields. In operation since 2009 Airly was
placed on 'care and maintenance' in late 2012
and has since reopened in February 2014. Airly
has an expected productive mine life of 25 years,
producing up to 1.8 million tonnes per annum,
capable of supplying coal to both domestic and
export markets.