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The Australian Coal Association (ACA) is an industry body whose member companies are the black coal producers in Australia. ACA member companies operate predominantly in New South Wales and Queensland, the States that produce around 97 per cent of Australia's black coal, but the ACA also has members in Western Australia and Tasmania.
Mining of black coal is one of Australia's most important industries. Black coal provides around 57 per cent of Australia's grid-connected electricity (brown coal around 24%) and is vital for major industries such as steel making and cement manufacture.
Australia is the world's largest coal exporter, and black coal is Australia's largest commodity export, worth more than $A24 billion in 2007-08 and an estimated $A52 billion in 2008-09.