Source:
BMA is owned 50:50 by BHP and Mitsubishi Development. BMA operates seven Bowen Basin mines (Goonyella Riverside, Broadmeadow, Daunia, Peak Downs, Saraji, Blackwater and Caval Ridge) and owns and operates the Hay Point Coal Terminal near Mackay.
Mining Methods
- Truck & Shovel / Loader
- Dragline
Summary:
BMA operates seven Bowen Basin mines (Goonyella Riverside, Broadmeadow, Daunia, Peak Downs, Saraji, Blackwater and Caval Ridge) and owns and operates the Hay Point Coal Terminal near Mackay. With the exception of the Broadmeadow underground longwall operation, BMA’s mines are open-cut, using dragline and truck and shovel fleets for overburden removal.
Processing Technologies
- Flotation
- Dense media separation
Source:
Summary:
The coal from Caval Ridge Mine will be processed at an on-site CHPP. Additional coal will be mined at the Peak Downs Mine, conveyed from the southern ROM to the proposed Caval Ridge and processed using the proposed CPP to produce an additional 2.5 Mtpa of product coal.
Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
kt
| ...... | ...... | 6,916 | 7,202 | 6,128 | 1,126 |
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Reserves at June 30, 2019:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity |
|
Proven
|
252 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
Probable
|
95 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
Proven & Probable
|
347 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
Measured
|
423 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
Indicated
|
207 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
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