BHP Mitsubishi Alliance

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BHP Mitsubishi Alliance
IndustryMining
Founded2001
Headquarters,
Australia
Area served
Bowen Basin Coalfields
Owner BHP (50%)
Mitsubishi (50%)

The BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) is an Australian coal mining company operating in Central Queensland. The largest coal producer in Australia, it is a joint venture with BHP and Mitsubishi each owning 50%. [1] It was established in 2001. [2]

The BMA alliance operates five mines in the Bowen Basin: [3]

BMA also operates Moranbah Airport and part of the Hay Point Coal Terminal. [3] [4] It operated the Gregory coal mine until March 2019, when it was sold to Japan's Sojitz Corporation. [5] BMA owned the Blackwater and Daunia coal mines until it was sold to Whitehaven Coal in April 2024. [6]

References

  1. BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance Queensland Resources Council
  2. BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance's 2008 Sustainable Development Report BHP March 2008
  3. 1 2 Coal Assets BHP
  4. Moranbah Airservices Australia
  5. BHP Mitsubishi Alliance completes sale of Gregory Crinum Mine World Coal 27 March 2019
  6. Dorrell, Ashleigh (8 July 2024). "Whitehaven Coal's acquisition of the Blackwater and Daunia mines". The Australian Mining Review. Retrieved 23 August 2024.