Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Open Pit |
| Commodities |
|
| Mining Method |
- Truck & Shovel / Loader
- Dragline
|
| Processing |
- Flotation
- Dense media separation
|
| Mine Life | 27 years (as of Jan 1, 2017) |
Source:
| Company | Interest | Ownership |
|
BHP Group Ltd.
|
50 %
|
Indirect
|
|
Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd.
|
50 %
|
Indirect
|
|
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance Pty Ltd.
|
100 %
|
Direct
|
|
Thiess
(operator)
|
|
|
Thiess first began providing services at Peak Downs in 2017, delivering FleetCo hire equipment and maintenance services to the BMA operation.
Summary:
Opencut Bituminous coal is mined from the Permian Moranbah and Rangal Coal measuresProducts 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.
Mining Methods
- Truck & Shovel / Loader
- Dragline
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.
Processing Technologies
- Flotation
- Dense media separation
Summary:
On-site beneficiation processing facilities. Preparation plant: Heavy medium cycloids, froth flotation and classifying cyclones.
Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
kt
| ......  | ...... | ...... | 10,222 | 9,818 | 9,090 |
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Reserves at June 8, 2018:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity |
|
Proven
|
401 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
Probable
|
339 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
Proven & Probable
|
740 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
Measured
|
540 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
|
Indicated
|
863 Mt
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
| HME Type | Model | Quantity | Leased | Ref. Date |
|
Excavator
|
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1
|
|
Jan 21, 2019
|
|
Truck (dump)
|
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|
5
|
|
Oct 16, 2018
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:
| Document | Year |
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2018
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2017
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2016
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Annual Report
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2015
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Other
|
2003
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Aerial view:
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