Broadmeadow mine

Broadmeadow is one of five steelmaking coal mines in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.

Broadmeadow at a glance

The Broadmeadow steelmaking coal mine is a part of BMA, the 50:50 joint venture between BHP and Mitsubishi Development.

2019

First concentrate produced.

770Kg

It takes approx. 770kg of steelmaking coal to make steel for a mid-sized car.

Broadmeadow is located in Queensland's Bowen Basin on the traditional lands of the Barada Barna people, 34 kilometers north of Moranbah. It is a longwall underground coal operation. Coal is processed jointly with coal from the Goonyella Riverside open cut operation.

Steelmaking coal

Steelmaking coal, sometimes referred to as coking coal is a naturally occurring sedimentary rock found within the Earth’s crust.

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