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Bengalla Mine

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Dragline
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SnapshotBengalla coal mine produces high calorific-value energy coal from the Sydney Basin and mines the Whittingham Coal Measures of the Hunter Coalfields.

After the washing and sorting process, coal is loaded onto trains and transported to the Port of Newcastle where it is shipped to customers.

As of 2025, Bengalla Mine Growth Project is implemented.

Bengalla coal mine operates continuously, with approval to continue operation until 2039.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Taipower Bengalla Pty Ltd. 20 % Indirect
New Hope Group Co., Ltd. 80 % Indirect
Bengalla Mining Company Pty. (operator) 100 % Direct
Bengalla Mine is operated by Bengalla Mining Company Pty Ltd, in which New Hope holds an 80% interest in joint venture with Taipower Bengalla Pty Ltd.

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 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

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Water usage

Parameter20242023202220212020
River water 1,585 ML1,718 ML555 ML768 ML1,147 ML
Precipitation water 1,013 ML849 ML2,421 ML1,969 ML1,362 ML
Groundwater 183 ML175 ML150 ML139 ML113 ML
Third-party water 17 ML

Commodity Production

CommodityUnits20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Coal (thermal) Mt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe10 8.5 8.3 
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal. ^ Guidance / Forecast.

Operational metrics

Metrics20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Coal tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe
Waste  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe55.1 Mbcm48.4 Mbcm46.6 Mbcm
Reject  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe2.6 Mt2.2 Mt1.9 Mt
Coal tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  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
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Production Costs

CommodityUnits20252024202320222021
Cash costs (sold) Coal (thermal) AUD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe
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Mine Financials

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Mine Management

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Workforce

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