A man has died at the Newland coal site near Glenden in central Queensland.

Emergency services were called to respond to an industrial incident at the site about 10am.

A man has died at a mine in central Queensland. Credit:Peter Braig

A spokeswoman for Glencore which owns the mine confirmed the incident.

"We confirm that at approximately 10am today a fatal incident involving a 55-year-old male contractor occurred at Glencore's Newlands open cut mine operation, near Glenden in Queensland," she said.