Further mines were established at Werris Creek in September 2005 and Tarrawonga in June 2006 before the company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in June 2007.

[1][2] In June 2011, Whitehaven was granted approval to operate trains in its own right by the Australian Rail Track Corporation to the Port of Newcastle via the Main Northern railway line.

[3] In 2012, Nathan Tinkler made an unsuccessful attempt to take over the company.

[5] The project was controversial and opposed by a coalition for traditional owners, farmers and environmentalists.

[6] In October 2023, Whitehaven entered an agreement with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance to acquire the Blackwater and Daunia coal mines in Queensland.