Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
138
Peak Downs
Bowen
Operator
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance
Principal Holder BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance
Phone: +61 7 3226 0600 Fax: +61 7 3229 2575
Location
40km southeast of Moranbah.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Moranbah Coal Measures of Late Permian age with relatively shallow
dips to the east (from <5 up to 10 degrees). Up to 11 coal seams in
the sequence with opencut mining confined to the Harrow Creek and
Dysart seam intervals.
Mining Method Opencut using draglines and shovel/truck fleet for overburden
removal.
Moranbah
Transport
192km by rail to the port of Hay Point.
Preparation plant Heavy medium cyclones, froth flotation and classifying cyclones.
Product Coals Medium volatile hard coking coal.
Comments
The BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) commenced operations on 1 July 2001, following finalisation of the agreement between
BHP Billiton Limited and Mitsubishi Development to move to equal ownership of the Central Queensland Coal Associates and the
Gregory Joint Ventures
Working
Status:
Mine
Type:
Related Website
Basin:
Synonyms:
Address
Riverside Centre 123 Eagle St
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Large
Large
Large
Large
Size*:
Production
8.2 Million tonnes per annum (2003 - 04).
GPO Box 1389
BRISBANE
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd
BHP Billiton Limited
ML 1775
ML 1783
ML 1885
ML 70142
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
Total (ad)
energy (ad)
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Volatile
matter (ad)
Fixed
carbon (ad)
CSN
Peak Downs
1 9.7
32.5
0.6
20.5
68.8
8.5
* Sites: Small < 50Mt, Medium 51 to 150Mt, Large 151 to 500Mt, Very Large > 500Mt measured and indicated
Mines: Small < 2Mt, Medium > 2Mt < 10Mt, Large > 5Mt < 10Mt, Very Large > 10Mt annual saleable coal production
Data updated March 2005