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Goonyella Complex

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 Location:
26 km N from Moranbah, Queensland, Australia
  Regional Office:
Level 12, 175 Eagle Street
Brisbane
Queensland, Australia
4000
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit & Underground
Commodities
  • Coal (metallurgical)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Dragline
  • Longwall
Processing
  • CHPP
Production Start1971
Mine Life25 years (as of Jan 1, 2022)
Goonyella Complex – Includes Goonyella Riverside and Broadmeadow Coal Reserves which use the same infrastructure and reserve life applies to both.
Latest NewsBUMA Australia extends relationship with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance’s Goonyella mine     September 20, 2022

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnershipInvestor's Info
BHP Group Ltd. 50 % Indirect
Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd. 50 % Indirect
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance Pty Ltd. (operator) 100 % Direct
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) is owned 50:50 by BHP and Mitsubishi Development. BMA operates coal mine Goonyella Riverside and Broadmeadow.

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Deposit Type

  • Sedimentary

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.

Crushing and Grinding

Processing

  • CHPP

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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 customers.

Production:

CommodityUnits2022202120202019201820172016
Coal (metallurgical) kt  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required15,92214,71017,992
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Reserves at June 30, 2022:
Cut-off criteria:
Coal Resources: OC - 0.5m seam thickness, core yield =50% and <35% raw ash. Coal Reserves: OC - 0.5m seam thickness.

Coal Resources: UG - 2.0m seam thickness, core yield =50% and <35% raw ash. Coal Reserves: UG - 2.0m seam thickness.

CategoryOreTypeTonnage CommodityMarketable Coal
Proven In-Situ (OP) 425 Mt Coal (metallurgical) 314 Mt
Proven In-Situ (UG) 38 Mt Coal (metallurgical) 29 Mt
Probable In-Situ (OP) 54 Mt Coal (metallurgical) 40 Mt
Proven & Probable In-Situ (OP) 479 Mt Coal (metallurgical) 355 Mt
Proven & Probable In-Situ (UG) 38 Mt Coal (metallurgical) 29 Mt
Measured In-Situ (OP) 623 Mt Coal (metallurgical)
Measured In-Situ (UG) 1,423 Mt Coal (metallurgical)
Indicated In-Situ (OP) 122 Mt Coal (metallurgical)
Indicated In-Situ (UG) 423 Mt Coal (metallurgical)
Inferred In-Situ (OP) 50 Mt Coal (metallurgical)
Inferred In-Situ (UG) 662 Mt Coal (metallurgical)
Total Resource In-Situ (OP) 795 Mt Coal (metallurgical)
Total Resource In-Situ (UG) 2,508 Mt Coal (metallurgical)

Heavy Mobile Equipment as of May 11, 2021:
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Mine Management:

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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
Annual Report 2022
Press Release 2022
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Annual Report 2018
Annual Report 2017
Annual Report 2016
Annual Report 2015
Other 2003
Corporate Presentation 2002
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News:

NewsDate
BUMA Australia extends relationship with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance’s Goonyella mine September 20, 2022
BMA recognises LGBTIQ+ community with turquoise truck October 7, 2020
BMA hands Broadmeadow contract to Redpath August 5, 2020
BMA extends Downer contract at Goonyella October 1, 2019

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