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Coal mining operations
The following table contains additional details of our mining operations. This table should be read in conjunction with the production table
(refer to section 6.3.1) and reserves table (refer to section 6.4.2). Strategic Report

Mine & Means Title, leases Mine type & Facilities,
location of access Ownership Operator or options History mineralisation style Power source use & condition
Queensland Coal
Central Queensland Coal Associates joint venture
Bowen Basin, Public road BHP 50% BMA Mining leases, Goonyella mine All open-cut except Queensland On-site beneficiation
Queensland, Coal Mitsubishi including commenced in Broadmeadow: electricity grid processing facilities
Australia transported Development undeveloped 1971, merged with longwall connection Combined nominal
Goonyella by rail to 50% tenements, expire adjoining Riverside underground is under capacity: in excess
Riverside, Hay Point, between 2021 and mine in 1989 Bituminous coal long-term of 67 Mtpa
Broadmeadow Gladstone, 2043, renewable Operates as is mined from the contracts
Daunia Dalrymple Bay for further periods Goonyella Permian Moranbah and energy
Caval Ridge and Abbot as Queensland Riverside and Rangal purchased Governance at BHP
Peak Downs Point ports Government Production Coal measures via Retail
Saraji Distances legislation allows commenced at: Products range from Agreements
Blackwater between the Mining is permitted Peak Downs premium quality,
and Norwich mines and port to continue under in 1972 low volatile, high
Park mines are between the legislation Saraji in 1974 vitrinite, hard coking
160 km and during the renewal Norwich Park coal to medium
315 km application period in 1979 volatile hard coking
Blackwater coal, to weak
in 1967 coking coal, some
Broadmeadow pulverised coal
(longwall injection (PCI) coal
operations) and medium ash
in 2005 thermal coal as a
Daunia in secondary product Remuneration Report
2013 and
Caval Ridge
in 2014
Production at
Norwich Park
ceased in
May 2012
BHP Mitsui Coal
Bowen Basin, Public road BHP 80% BMC Mining leases, South Open-cut Queensland South Walker Creek
Queensland, Coal Mitsui and Co including Walker Creek Bituminous coal electricity grid coal beneficiated
Australia transported 20% undeveloped commenced is mined from the connection on-site
South Walker by rail to Hay tenements, expire in 1996 Permian Rangal is under Nominal capacity: Directors’ Report
Creek and Point and between 2034 and Poitrel Coal measures long-term in excess of 6 Mtpa
Poitrel mines Dalrymple 2041 (renewal commenced Produces a range contracts Poitrel mine utilises
Bay ports pending), in 2006 of coking coal and and energy Red Mountain for
Distances renewable for BMC purchased pulverised coal purchased processing and rail
between the further periods as remaining injection (PCI) coal via Retail loading facilities
mines and port Queensland 50% share of Agreements Nominal capacity:
are between Government Red Mountain in excess of 4 Mtpa
135 km and legislation allows. processing facility
165 km Mining is permitted in 2018 to secure
to continue under 100% ownership
the legislation
during the renewal
application period
New South Wales Energy Coal Financial Statements
Mt Arthur Coal
Approximately Public road BHP 100% BHP Current Production Open-cut NSW electricity Beneficiation
126 km Domestic coal Development commenced Produces a medium grid connection facilities: coal
northwest transported Consent expires in in 2002 rank bituminous under a handling, preparation,
of Newcastle, by conveyor 2026, new state Government thermal coal deemed washing plants
New South to Bayswater and federal approval permits long-term Nominal capacity:
Wales, and Liddell approvals will be extraction of contract in excess of 23 Mtpa
Australia Power Stations sought within the up to 36 Mtpa of nd energy 6
Domestic sales next few years to run of mine coal purchased
ceased during allow mining to from underground via a Retail
FY2020 and continue beyond and open-cut Agreement
the conveyor 30 June 2026 operations,
has been This work has with open-cut
decommissioned commenced extraction limited
Export coal MAC holds 10 to 32 Mtpa Additional information
transported mining leases,
by third 2 sub leases
party rail to and 3 exploration
Newcastle port licences
MAC’s primary
exploration licence
(EL5965) is in the
process of being
renewed.
In December
2019, the NSW Shareholder information
Department
of Planning
Infrastructure and
Environment
issued HVEC
with a ‘Notice of
Intent To Renew In
Full’ with the final
approval currently
being processed

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