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.

Goonyella Riverside, which will be the first BMA site to implement autonomous haulage, will undergo a staged conversion to a fleet of up to 86 Komatsu trucks over the next two years.

Raw coal from the mining faces is blended and processed by the coal preparation plants (CPP).
• Coal is crushed to - 50mm.
• Beneficiation involves dense medium separation of coarse (50 x 0.5mm) product from coarse reject, and the use of column flotation to separate fine (0.5 x 0mm) product from fine reject.
• Quality is monitored at all stages to ensure products are consistently “on spec”.
• Products are transported to Hay Point and Dalrymple Bay coal terminals.