Overview
Stage | Production |
Mine Type | Open Pit / Underground |
Commodities |
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Mining Method |
- Truck & Shovel / Loader
- Dragline
- Longwall
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Processing |
- Flotation
- Dense media separation
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Mine Life | 40 years (as of Jan 1, 2018) |
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.
Goonyella Riverside and Broadmeadow deposits use the same infrastructure. |
Latest News | BMA recognises LGBTIQ+ community with turquoise truck October 7, 2020 |
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Company | Interest | Ownership | Investor's Info |
BHP Group Ltd.
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50 %
|
Indirect
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Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd.
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50 %
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Indirect
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BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance Pty Ltd.
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100 %
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Direct
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BMA is owned 50:50 by BHP and Mitsubishi Development.
Mining Methods
- Truck & Shovel / Loader
- Dragline
- Longwall
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.
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.
Processing
- Flotation
- Dense media separation
Source:
Summary:
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.
Production:
Commodity | Units | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Coal (metallurgical)
|
kt
| ......  | ......  | 15,922 | 14,710 | 17,992 | 17,020 | 14,660 |
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Reserves at June 30, 2020:
Category | OreType | Tonnage | Commodity |
Proven
|
In-Situ (OP)
|
513 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
Proven
|
In-Situ (UG)
|
59 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
Probable
|
In-Situ (OP)
|
19 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
Probable
|
In-Situ (UG)
|
106 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
Proven & Probable
|
In-Situ (OP)
|
532 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
Proven & Probable
|
In-Situ (UG)
|
165 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
Measured
|
In-Situ (OP)
|
766 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
Measured
|
In-Situ (UG)
|
572 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
Indicated
|
In-Situ (OP)
|
32 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
Indicated
|
In-Situ (UG)
|
423 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
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