Queensland Coal Mines/Sites
137
Saraji
Bowen
Operator
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance
Principal Holder BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance
Phone: +61 7 3226 0600 Fax: +61 7 3229 2575
Location
22km north of Dysart.
Coal Measures:
Major Beneficial
Owner/s
Main tenements
Geology
Moranbah Coal Measures of Late Permian age dipping at 3 to 5
degrees to the east. Up to eleven coal seams are present but only
the two lowermost seams have been worked to date: Dysart K
seam - 1m to 1.8m; Dysart seam - 3m to 6m. The mine has a strike
length of 24km and is divided into seven pits.
Mining Method Open-cut using four draglines (46 cu.m) and a shovel/truck fleet for
overburden removal.
Moranbah
Transport
213 km by rail from the port of Hay Point.
Preparation plant Heavy medium cycloids and froth flotation.
Product Coals Low volatile 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:
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Basin:
Synonyms:
Address
Riverside Centre 123 Eagle St
BRISBANE Qld 4000
Large
Large
Large
Large
Size*:
Production
5.7 Million tonnes per annum (2003 - 04).
GPO Box 1389
BRISBANE
Qld 4001
Street
Postal
Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd
BHP Billiton Limited
ML 1775
ML 1782
ML 1784
ML 70142
ML 70294
ML 70298
Coal Quality
Brand
Moisture Ash
Specific Sulphur
Total (ad)
energy (ad)
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Volatile
matter (ad)
Fixed
carbon (ad)
CSN
Saraji
1 9.7
32.5
0.62
19
70.3
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