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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 (M/T)
  • Coal (metallurgical)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Dragline
Processing
  • CHPP
Mine Life25 years (as of Jan 1, 2021)
Latest NewsDowner awards contract to SRG Global at BMA mine     October 18, 2018


Owners

Source: p. 25,233
CompanyInterestOwnershipInvestor's Info
BHP Group Ltd. 50 % Indirect
Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd. 50 % Indirect
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance Pty Ltd. (operator) 100 % Direct
BMA is owned 50:50 by BHP and Mitsubishi Development. BMA operates coal mine Blackwater.

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

  • CHPP

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Summary:

Impurities are removed through washing and treatment at a coal handling and preparation plant. Coal is then transported by train to port, loaded onto ships and exported to customers.


Production:

CommodityUnits2021202020192018201720162015
Coal (metallurgical) kt  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required13,37614,59215,25213,988
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Reserves at June 30, 2021:
Cut-off criteria:
Coal Resources: OC - 0.3m seam thickness, core yield =50% and <40% raw ash.
Coal Reserves: OC - 0.3m seam thickness.

CategoryOreTypeTonnage CommodityMarketable Coal
Proven In-Situ (OP) 161 Mt Coal (M/T) 140 Mt
Probable In-Situ (OP) 225 Mt Coal (M/T) 191 Mt
Proven & Probable In-Situ (OP) 386 Mt Coal (M/T) 331 Mt
Measured In-Situ (OP) 335 Mt Coal (M/T)
Indicated In-Situ (OP) 528 Mt Coal (M/T)
Inferred In-Situ (OP) 779 Mt Coal (M/T)
Inferred In-Situ (UG) 222 Mt Coal (M/T)
Total Resource In-Situ (OP) 1,642 Mt Coal (M/T)
Total Resource In-Situ (UG) 222 Mt Coal (M/T)


Heavy Mobile Equipment as of March 2, 2020:
HME TypeModelQuantityLeased or
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Mine Management:

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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
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Annual Report 2018
Annual Report 2017
Annual Report 2016
Annual Report 2015
Other 2003
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News:

NewsDate
Downer awards contract to SRG Global at BMA mine October 18, 2018

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