Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Open Pit & Underground |
| Commodities |
|
| Mining Method |
- Truck & Shovel / Loader
- Dragline
- Longwall
|
| Processing |
|
| Mine Life | 31 years (as of Jan 1, 2021) |
Goonyella Riverside and Broadmeadow deposits use the same infrastructure. |
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BMA is owned 50:50 by BHP and Mitsubishi Development. BMA operates coal mine Goonyella Riverside and Broadmeadow.
Summary:
Bituminous coal is mined from the Permian Moranbah and Rangal Coal measures. Products range from premium quality, low volatile, high vitrinite, hard coking coal to medium volatile hard coking coal, to weak coking coal, some pulverised coal injection (PCI) coal and medium ash thermal coal as a secondary product.
GOONYELLA
Moranbah Coal Measures of Late Permian age dipping east at 3–5°; three coal seams are present. The seams are: Goonyella Upper — 3.9m; Goonyella Middle — 7.5m; Goonyella Lower — 8.5m.
BROADMEADOW
Rangal Coal Measures of Late Permian age. Coal occurs in two seams, the Leichhardt and Upper Vermont Seams.
Mining Methods
- Truck & Shovel / Loader
- Dragline
- Longwall
Summary:
Goonyella is open-cut, using draglines and shovel/truck fleets for overburden removal. Broadmeadow -longwall underground.
Source:
Summary:
Impurities are removed through washing and treatment at a coal handling and preparation plant. Coal is then transported by train to port, loaded onto ships and exported to our customers.
Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
kt
| ...... | ...... | ...... | 15,922 | 14,710 | 17,992 | 17,020 |
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Reserves at June 30, 2021:
Cut-off criteria:
Coal Resources: OC - 0.5m seam thickness, core yield =50% and <35% raw ash.
Coal Reserves: OC - 0.5m seam thickness
| Category | OreType | Tonnage | Commodity | Marketable Coal |
|
Proven
|
In-Situ (OP)
|
494 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
391 Mt
|
|
Proven
|
In-Situ (UG)
|
53 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
41 Mt
|
|
Probable
|
In-Situ (OP)
|
19 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
14 Mt
|
|
Probable
|
In-Situ (UG)
|
106 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
67 Mt
|
|
Proven & Probable
|
In-Situ (OP)
|
513 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
419 Mt
|
|
Proven & Probable
|
In-Situ (UG)
|
159 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
112 Mt
|
|
Measured
|
In-Situ (OP)
|
748 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
|
Measured
|
In-Situ (UG)
|
564 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
|
Indicated
|
In-Situ (OP)
|
32 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
|
Indicated
|
In-Situ (UG)
|
423 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
|
Inferred
|
In-Situ (OP)
|
40 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
|
Inferred
|
In-Situ (UG)
|
15 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
|
Total Resource
|
In-Situ (OP)
|
820 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
|
Total Resource
|
In-Situ (UG)
|
1,002 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
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