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References
- ↑ BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance Queensland Resources Council
- ↑ BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance's 2008 Sustainable Development Report BHP March 2008
- 1 2 Coal Assets BHP
- ↑ Moranbah Airservices Australia
- ↑ BHP Mitsubishi Alliance completes sale of Gregory Crinum Mine World Coal 27 March 2019
- ↑ Dorrell, Ashleigh (8 July 2024). "Whitehaven Coal's acquisition of the Blackwater and Daunia mines". The Australian Mining Review. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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