The Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP) is located in the north-western corner of the project. It initially comprised a 400 tonnes per hour (tph) dense medium cyclone plant with spirals, together with ROM coal and Product coal stockpiling facilities. The CHPP was upgraded in 2006 to include Module 2, a 600 tph plant to wash coal from the underground mine. This upgrade included stockpile and conveyor infrastructure. Due to noise concerns regarding the breaker station for Module 2 a sound enclosure was designed by an acoustical engineer to reduce impacts on Camberwell Village.

The CHPP operates 24 hours per day, seven days per week. The CHPP produces high quality semi-soft coal for use in the steel manufacturing industry and thermal coal for use in power generation.

Coal is loaded onto trains at a dedicated rail siding and transported to the Port of Newcastle for export on the international market.