Daunia Mine (part of the BMA Bowen Basin Coal Growth Project)

Project overview*

EIS status Recommended project proceed subject to conditions and recommendations
Description Open-cut coal mine with a yield of four million tonnes per annum (mtpa), and associated infrastructure.
Proponent BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Coal Operations. BMA is the manager and agent on behalf of the Central Queensland Coal Associates Joint Venture between BHP Billiton Ltd and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd.
Location/s 30 km south-east of Moranbah, and about 170 km south-west of Mackay. Map
Local government/s Isaac Regional Council
Investment $1.6 billion
Key features
  • open cut mine
  • coal handling preparation plant
Expected completion 2013
Jobs
  • 1000 (construction)
  • 450 (operational)

BMA Bowen Basin Coal Growth Project

Daunia Mine is one of the four components of the BMA Bowen Basin Coal Growth Project. The others are:

  • Caval Ridge Mine: new open-cut coal mine (5.5 mtpa) and coal handling preparation plant.
  • Red Hill Mine: expansion of existing open-cut and underground coal mine from 16mtpa to 24 mtpa.
  • Moranbah Airport: new airport, to replace the existing Moranbah airport.

In total, the new and expanded mines will produce an extra 17.5 mtpa of coking coal for export.

Please note: Although all four components are covered in the same initial advice statement and terms of reference for the EIS, each component will be the subject of a separate EIS.

Environmental impact statement (EIS) process

Date Activity
26 October 2009 Coordinator-General's report on EIS (PDF, 1.85 MB) released.
3 April 2009 Supplementary EIS submitted.
29 November to
2 February 2009 		Public consultation on EIS.
6 November 2008 Terms of reference for EIS (PDF, 500 KB) released.
22 September 2008 Project deemed a 'controlled action' by federal environment minister.
28 August 2008 Project referred to federal environment minister.
9 August 2008 to
5 September 2008		 Public consultation on draft terms of reference for EIS.
18 July Gazettal of 'significant project' declaration.
27 May 2008 Application, including initial advice statement (PDF, 1.1 MB), submitted.

Read more about the EIS process.

Australian Government approval

Media releases

Daunia coal mine project advances to next stage (2 November 2009)

Further information

For more information, visit BMA’s Growth Projects web page.

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.