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Australia
Blackwater Mine

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 Location:
73 km SE from Emerald, Queensland, Australia
  Regional Office:
Level 12, 175 Eagle Street
Brisbane
Queensland, Australia
4000
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Coal (metallurgical)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Dragline
Production Start...
Mine Life24 years (as of Jan 1, 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.

Rangal Coal Measures of Late Permian age, dipping 3-5° to the east. Three major coal seams are present: Top (Aries) - 0.8-1.5m; Middle (Castor) - 2-3.5m; Main Lower (Taurus/Argo) - 5-7m. Complex seam splitting occurs along the 35km strike length of the mine.

Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Dragline

Summary:

Blackwater is open-cut, using dragline and truck and shovel fleets for overburden removal.

Crushing and Grinding

Processing

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Production:

CommodityUnits2022202120202019201820172016
Coal (metallurgical) kt  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required13,37614,59215,252
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Reserves at June 30, 2022:
Cut-off criteria:
Coal Resources: OC - 0.3m seam thickness, core yield =50% and <40% raw ash.
Coal Resources: UG - 2.0m seam thickness, core yield =50% and <40% raw ash.

Coal Reserves: OC - 0.3m seam thickness.
Coal Reserves: UG - 2.0m seam thickness.

CategoryOreTypeTonnage CommodityMarketable Coal
Proven In-Situ (OP) 147 Mt Coal (metallurgical & thermal) 128 Mt
Probable In-Situ (OP) 225 Mt Coal (metallurgical & thermal) 191 Mt
Proven & Probable In-Situ (OP) 372 Mt Coal (metallurgical & thermal) 319 Mt
Measured In-Situ (OP) 322 Mt Coal (metallurgical & thermal)
Indicated In-Situ (OP) 528 Mt Coal (metallurgical & thermal)
Inferred In-Situ (OP) 779 Mt Coal (metallurgical & thermal)
Inferred In-Situ (UG) 222 Mt Coal (metallurgical & thermal)
Total Resource In-Situ (OP) 1,628 Mt Coal (metallurgical & thermal)
Total Resource In-Situ (UG) 222 Mt Coal (metallurgical & thermal)

Heavy Mobile Equipment:
HME TypeModelQuantityLeased or
Contractor		Ref. Date
Bulldozer ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required Leased Mar 2, 2020
Excavator ....................... Subscription required Leased Dec 31, 2021
Excavator ....................... Subscription required Leased Dec 31, 2021
Excavator ....................... Subscription required Leased Dec 31, 2021
Truck (haul) ....................... Subscription required Leased Dec 31, 2021
Truck (haul) ....................... Subscription required Leased Dec 31, 2021
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Mine Management:

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Staff:

Total WorkforceYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
Annual Report 2022
Press Release 2022
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Annual Report 2018
Annual Report 2017
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Annual Report 2015
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