Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Open Pit |
| Commodities |
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| Mining Method |
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| Processing |
- Flotation
- Dense medium separation
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| Mine Life | 16 years (as of Jan 1, 2017) |
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BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal (BMC) BMC owns and operates open-cut metallurgical coal mine in the Bowen Basin – Poitrel Mine. BMC is owned by BHP Billiton (80 per cent) and Mitsui and Co (20 per cent).
Summary:
Bituminous coal is mined from the Permian Rangal Coal measures. Produces a range of coking coal and pulverised coal injection (PCI) coal.
Coking and thermal coal resources are contained within seams in the Rangal Coal Measures of Late Permian age, located in a drag syncline on the upthrown eastern side of an extension to the Burton Range Fault. Two coal seams are present: Leichhardt seam — 4–6m of durainous coal and; the Vermont Upper seam — 1–2m of bright coking coal. The latter is underlain by up to 5m of high ash dull coal, which contains the Yarrabee tuff marker.
Summary:
Open-cut Bituminous coal is mined from the Permian Rangal Coal measures Produces a range of coking coal and pulverised coal injection (PCI) coal.
Processing Technologies
- Flotation
- Dense medium separation
Summary:
Poitrel mine has Red Mountain joint venture with adjacent Millennium Coal mine to share processing and rail loading facilities. Nominal capacity: in excess of 3 Mtp.
Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
kt
| ......  | ...... | ...... | 3,466 | 3,063 | 2,712 |
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Operational Metrics:
| Metrics | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|
Coal washing plant annual capacity
| ...... | ...... | 3 Mt |
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Reserves at June 30, 2018:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity |
|
Proven
|
32 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
Probable
|
31 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
Proven & Probable
|
62 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
Measured
|
51 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
Indicated
|
55 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|