Boggabri Coal Mine (BCM) is an open cut coal mine located 15 km north-east of the township of Boggabri and extracts coal resources down to the Merriown coal seam using a truck and excavator method.
During the current Mining Operations Plan (MOP) term (from the date of approval until 31 December 2024), mining and transport operations at the BCM will remain relatively constant. The production rate over this period is expected to remain at full production (between 7.3 and 7.9 Mtpa product coal). In early 2015, the rail spur commenced operation, transporting product coal directly from the MIA. This has removed the need for haulage of product coal between the mine and the BCT on the private haul road. The CHPP also commenced operation in 2015, which has enabled further processing of ROM coal required for the mine to reach the full production rate.
Mining activity during the MOP term will involve a continuation of extraction within the A, C and E Pits. The development will continue in an eastern direction completing A Pit whilst also progressing in a northerly direction into C Pit and easterly direction into E Pit. Mining will continue along 100 metre wide mining strips for the duration of the MOP term. Backfilling will continue progressively to
the south.
Coal will be mined from six seams during the MOP term; the Teston, Thornfield, Braymont, Bollol Creek, Jeralong and basal Merriown.
Truck and excavator operations will continue to ........
