Saraji Coal Mine

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Saraji Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Dysart, Queensland, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Saraji Coal Mine	Dysart, Queensland, Australia	-22.371371, 148.299848 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1974	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
10	13.995	2022	Surface	Open Pit	120	60*	956*

Table 4: Coal resources and destination

Total Reserves (Mt)	Year of Total Reserves Recorded	Total Resources (Mt)	Coalfield	Coal Type	Coal Grade	Primary Consumer/ Destination
265	2023	907	Bowen	Bituminous	Thermal & Met	Hay Point Coal Terminal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance Pty Ltd	BHP Group Ltd [50.0%]; Mitsubishi Corp [50.0%]	Australia

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	12	15	14	14	13	13	13

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September supplement.

Background

The Saraji mine is a surface mine near Peak Downs in the Bowen Basin, Queensland, Australia. The mine is owned and operated by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), a 50:50 joint venture between BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi Development. (BMA also operates the Peak Downs mine, Goonyella Riverside mine, Norwich Park mine, Blackwater mine, the Gregory Crinum mine as well as the Hay Point Coal Terminal.

Coal from the project is exported via the coal loaders at Hay Point, 213km to the south west of the mine. Production from the mine began in late 1972.

• Sponsor: BHP Mitsubishi Alliance BHP and Mitsubishi
• Parent Company: BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi Development
• Location: Dysart, Queensland, Australia
• Coordinates:-22.371371, 148.299848
• Status: Operating
• Production: 8.8 million tonnes (2021)
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves: 162 million tonnes
• Coal type: Bituminous
• Mine Size: 120 km2
• Mine Type: Surface, opencast
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:1974

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