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Bengalla Mine

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Dragline
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SnapshotBengalla continues to be recognised as a large-scale cost competitive mine, with the FOB cost per tonne positioned within the lowest quartile of the cost curve1, compared with other seaborne thermal coal producers worldwide.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Taipower Bengalla Pty Ltd. 20 % Indirect
New Hope Group Co., Ltd. 80 % Indirect
Bengalla Mining Company Pty. Ltd. (operator) 100 % Direct
Bengalla Mining Company Pty Limited and the Bengalla Joint Venture (New Hope Bengalla Pty Limited in 8/10 share and Taipower Bengalla Pty Limited in 2/10 share).

Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

The approved mining area contains a multi-seam coal deposit consisting of eight economically viable open-cut mineable coal seams. Bengalla currently extracts coal from the Warkworth seam to the Wynn seam (previously to the Edderton) which form part of the Whittingham Coal Measures.

Bengalla is situated on the western limb of the Muswellbrook Anticline with the coal seams generally dipping to the west at approximately 5 degrees. The average strip ratio at Bengalla is approximately 3.5 bank cubic metres (bcm) of overburden to each ROM tonne (t) of coal recovered.

Initial and continuing exploration programmes over mining tenements are planned with borehole spacing at approximately 600m. These boreholes include a mixture of open and cored holes and provide a broad understanding of the lithology, quality, gas and other properties in future areas.

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

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Production

CommodityUnits202320222021202020192018201720162015
Coal (thermal) Mt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe10998.58.3
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal. ^ Guidance / Forecast.

Operational metrics

Metrics202320222021202020192018201720162015
Coal tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe
Waste  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe55.1 Mbcm48.4 Mbcm46.6 Mbcm
Reject  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe2.6 Mt2.2 Mt1.9 Mt
Coal tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe12.5 Mt of ROM coal11.3 Mt of ROM coal10.9 Mt of ROM coal10.7 Mt of ROM coal10.5 Mt of ROM coal
^ Guidance / Forecast.

Production Costs

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