Mount Arthur coal mine is an open cut coal mine located near Muswellbrook, Australia. Opened by BHP in 2002, it is the largest coal mine in New South Wales. Until 2020 it produced coal for domestic and overseas customers, when it shifted to only produce for overseas customers.[1] It has a mining capacity of 20 million tons per annum.[2] 21 unique seams are mined.[2] The mine employs 2,000 people.[3]
In August 2020 BHP announced it intended to sell the mine.[4] Having been unable to find a buyer, in June 2022 BHP announced it would retain the mine and seek to extended its licence from 2026 until 2030 when it would then close.[5][6]
.[7] Coal is moved by Aurizon via the Main Northern railway line to the Port of Newcastle for export.[8][9] Until 2020, a 10 kilometre conveyor system transported coal to Bayswater and Liddell Power Stations.[10]
In 2021, BHP reevaluated the price of the mine to negative $200 million.[11] This price reflected rehabilitation and restoration commitments.[11] The mine was worth $2 billion just a few years prior.[11]
^Mt Arthur, New South Wales. BHP. Retrieved on 27 November 2023.
^ ab"Mt Arthur Coal Mine, New South Wales". Mining Technology. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^Dalton, Angus (16 June 2022). "BHP announces NSW's largest coal mine to close by 2030". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^BHP Billiton confirms intention to sell Hunter Valley's Mt Arthur mine Daily Telegraph 18 August 2020.
^Jake Lapham, Amelia Bernasconi and Bridget Murphy. BHP announces plans to close NSW's largest coal mine at Mt Arthur by 2030. ABC News. 16 June 2022. Retrieved on 27 November 2023.
^BHP retains Mt Arthur coal mine, plans earlier closure as buyers walk. Australian Financial Review. 16 June 2022.
^Mount Arthur Coal Project Thiess
^Aurizon Extends NSW Coal Haulage Agreement. Aurizon. 14 March 2016.
^Aurizon nets long term extension for BHP's Mt Arthur coal. Rail Express. 16 March 2016.
^BHP ends domestic thermal coal sales. Australian Financial Review. 24 September 2020.
^ abcLapham, Jake (18 August 2021). "BHP slashes millions from value of NSW Hunter Valley thermal coal mine". ABC News. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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