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Australia
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 (M/T)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Dragline
Processing
  • Wash plant
Mine Life2039
Coal mining at Bulga Coal began in 1982 when BHP was granted approval to mine coal, known as the Saxonvale Mine. Underground mining commenced at South Bulga in 1992, Beltana in 2001 and Blakefield South in 2008. Mining finished at Bulga Underground in May 2018.


Owners & OPERATOR

Source: p. 1
CompanyInterestOwnership
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Australia Pty Ltd 12.5 % Indirect
Saxonvale Coal Pty Ltd 87.5 % Indirect
Bulga Coal Management Pty Ltd (operator) 100 % Direct
The Bulga complex is managed by Bulga Coal Management (BCM) on behalf of the Bulga Joint Venture, which comprises Saxonvale Coal Pty Ltd (87.5%) and Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Australia Pty Ltd (12.5%).
Saxonvale Coal Pty Limited is 100% owned by Oakbridge Pty Limited. The ownership of Oakbridge is as follows:
- 78% Enex Oakbridge Pty Limited (ultimately 100% owned by Glencore);
- 15.2% JX Nippon Oil & Energy (Australia) Pty Limited;
- 5.0% Tomen Panama Asset Management S.A;
- 1.8% JFE Shoji Trade Corporation.

Deposit Type

  • Sedimentary


Summary:


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Dragline


Summary:

Bulga Open Cut continued mining coal reserves from the Bulga Pit, Southern Extension Pit and East Pit. In the Bulga and Southern Extension Pits, mining progressed in a westerly direction. Overburden was placed mainly in the Noise and Visual Bund and in-pit dumps.

Mining in the East Pit continued progressing to the south. Overburden from the East Pit was mostly placed in the Eastern Emplacement Area dump, with some placed in the Noise and Visual Bund.

Overburden was stripped using a dragline and a truck/shovel fleet. 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.


Crushing and Grinding


Processing

  • Wash plant

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Summary:

Once mined, the coal is transported to the Coal Handling and Preparation Plant where the minor waste component, usually clay or sandstone, is washed away. The waste is either disposed into tailings dams or thickened and co-disposed in the overburden dumps.

The coal is broken down to particles of less than 125 millimetres in a crusher and then washed, screened, rinsed and dewatered.
The product coal handling facilities include dual product conveying systems from the plant out to the stockpiles.
The CHPP can produce two streams of product coal; semi-soft coking coal and thermal coal.


Production:

CommodityUnits202020192018201720162015
Coal (M/T) t  ......  Subscription required ^  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required5,765,4275,621,5176,550,673
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal. ^ Guidance / Forecast.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics202020192018201720162015
Waste  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required54,970,641 bcm54,067,939 bcm
Coal tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required8,954,709 t of ROM coal9,458,505 t of ROM coal
^ Guidance / Forecast.
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Reserves at December 31, 2019:

CategoryOreTypeTonnage CommodityMarketable Coal
Proven In-Situ (OP) 60 Mt Coal (thermal) 35 Mt
Proven In-Situ (UG) 70 Mt Coal (thermal) 50 Mt
Probable In-Situ (OP) 65 Mt Coal (thermal) 40 Mt
Probable In-Situ (UG) 24 Mt Coal (thermal) 17 Mt
Proven & Probable In-Situ (OP) 125 Mt Coal (thermal) 75 Mt
Proven & Probable In-Situ (UG) 94 Mt Coal (thermal) 67 Mt
Measured 990 Mt Coal (thermal)
Indicated 560 Mt Coal (thermal)
Inferred 1,300 Mt Coal (thermal)


Heavy Mobile Equipment as of December 31, 2018:
HME TypeModelQuantity
Dozer ....................... Subscription required 5
Dozer ....................... Subscription required 11
Dozer ....................... Subscription required 3
Dozer ....................... Subscription required 1
Dozer ....................... Subscription required 1
Dozer ....................... Subscription required 2
Dragline ....................... Subscription required 1
Drill ....................... Subscription required 1
Drill ....................... Subscription required 2
Drill ....................... Subscription required 2
Grader ....................... Subscription required 1
Grader ....................... Subscription required 2
Grader ....................... Subscription required 1
Grader ....................... Subscription required 1
Loader (FEL) ....................... Subscription required 2
Loader (FEL) ....................... Subscription required 1
Shovel ....................... Subscription required 1
Shovel (hydraulic) ....................... Subscription required 1
Shovel (hydraulic) ....................... Subscription required 1
Shovel (hydraulic) ....................... Subscription required 2
Shovel (hydraulic) ....................... Subscription required 1
Shovel (hydraulic) ....................... Subscription required 1
Shovel (hydraulic) ....................... Subscription required 1
Truck (haul) ....................... Subscription required 30
Truck (haul) ....................... Subscription required 6
Truck (haul) ....................... Subscription required 9
Truck (haul) ....................... Subscription required 7
Truck (water) ....................... Subscription required 4
Truck (water) ....................... Subscription required 1
Truck (water) ....................... Subscription required 2
Truck (water) ....................... Subscription required 1
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Mine Management:

Job TitleNamePhoneEmailProfileRef. Date
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Staff:

EmployeesYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
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Annual Review 2017
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