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Bulga Mine

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 Location:
14 km SW from Singleton, New South Wales, Australia

  Address:
PMB 8 (567 Broke Road)
Singleton
New South Wales, Australia
2330
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Coal (metallurgical & thermal)
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
Production Start...
Mine Life17 years (as of Jan 1, 2022)
Bulga Coal comprises two coal mining operations, being Bulga Open Cut and Bulga Underground Operations and the Coal Handling and Processing Plant. In May 2018, Bulga Underground Operations ceased mining and the mine was sealed in July 2018.


Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Australia Pty Ltd 12.5 % Indirect
Glencore plc. 87.5 % Indirect
Bulga Coal Management Pty Ltd (operator) 100 % Direct
Bulga Coal is managed by Bulga Coal Management Pty Ltd on behalf of the Bulga Joint Venture. Bulga Coal Management Pty Ltd is owned by Oakbridge Pty Ltd, which is the majority shareholder (87.5%) of the Bulga Joint Venture. Glencore is the majority shareholder of Oakbridge Pty Ltd.

Bulga Coal is a joint venture between Saxonvale Coal Pty Ltd (87.5%) and Nippon Steel Australia Pty Ltd (12.5%). Saxonvale Coal Pty Ltd is 100% owned by Oakbridge Pty Limited.

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Deposit Type

  • Sedimentary


Summary:

Bulga Coal is located in the central coal producing region of the Hunter Coalfield. The many seams of this coalfield were formed in the Permian period and are similar in age to the Illawarra Coal Measures south and west of Sydney, and the Newcastle and Tomago Coal Measures of the Newcastle/Maitland area. The coalfield strata in the Hunter Coalfield generally dip to the west south-west under the prominent sandstone escarpments of the Sydney Basin. A series of folds, superimposed upon the regional dip, form large north-south trending anticlines, synclines and monocline structures. The coal seams within Bulga Coal, which form part of the Wittingham Measures, dip steeply in the east from where they outcrop. The seams have been folded by the Mount Thorley Monocline to level out forming part of the gently dipping strata of the Singleton Super Groups.


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader


Summary:

Bulga Coal comprises two coal mining operations, being Bulga Open Cut and Bulga Underground Operations.

Bulga Open Cut
Bulga Open Cut continued mining coal reserves from the East Pit, Woodlands Hill Pit and Whybrow Wedge in 2022. In the Woodlands Hill Pit, mining progressed in a westerly direction. In the East Pit and Whybrow Wedge, mining progressed in a southerly direction.

Bulga Open Cut placed overburden on the Eastern Emplacement Area and Southern Extension Dump, and undertook in-pit dumping in the Main Pit and East Pit. Overburden was stripped using truck/shovel fleets only. Coal was mined by a fleet of excavators and trucks. ROM coal was transported by dump truck via an overpass on Broke Road to the ROM coal hopper or stockpile at the CHPP.

Bulga Underground Operations
Bulga Underground Operations comprises the sealed Blakefield South Mine, along with the approved, but not commenced, Blakefield North Mine.

Mining of Blakefield South Longwall 1B was completed on 3 May 2018, following which underground mining at Bulga Underground Operations ceased and the Blakefield South mine was sealed. The Blakefield North Mine has been postponed; however, the associated pre-drainage wellfield continues to be operated to supply the gas fired power station. The Blakefield South Pit Top facilities have been demolished to allow the progression of open cut mining.

Bulga Underground Operations finished producing coal in May ........


Crushing and Grinding


Processing

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Production:

CommodityUnits2023202220212020201920182017
Coal (metallurgical & thermal) t  ......  Subscription required ^  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required9,038,40710,073,900
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal. ^ Guidance / Forecast.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics202320222021202020192018
Coal tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required13,373,707 t
Waste  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required59,043,661 bcm64,357,000 bcm51,647,323 bcm
Reject  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required3,830,392 t4,457,395 t5,510,740 t
Tonnes processed  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required10.1 Mt12.2 t13.4 Mt
Coal tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required10,064,175 t of ROM coal12,200,000 t of ROM coal
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Reserves at December 31, 2022:

CategoryTonnage CommodityMarketable Coal
Proven 140 Mt Coal (thermal) 90 Mt
Probable 19 Mt Coal (thermal) 12 Mt
Measured 950 Mt Coal (thermal)
Indicated 580 Mt Coal (thermal)
Inferred 1,300 Mt Coal (thermal)


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Mine Management:

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Staff:

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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

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Annual Report 2022
Annual Review 2022
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2022
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