Poitrel
Wash Plant
Poitrel Mine is the most recent mining operation to be developed by BMA and is located 35km south-east of Moranbah in Central Queensland.
The first coal was mined in October 2006 and processed in the mine's preparation plant in November 2006.
Poitrel Mine is designed to produce up to 3 million tonnes per annum of coking and PCI coals for global steelmakers, with production being stepped up in phases.
In the mine's first year of operation, 1.4 million tonnes of saleable coal was produced, with full production to be reached in three years from start up.
Coal processing and rail loading infrastructure is shared with Peabody's Millennium Coal mine, located next to Poitrel.
Recent Events:
- FIrst overburden removed, first coal mined, first coal washed and first coal shipped
- Recorded above-target production of 1.4Mt
- Safely introduced a mobile crushing unit for the production of a thermal product
- Signed Cultural Heritage Management Plan with Barada Barna Kabalbara & Yetimarla people, May 2006