We are a world class operation and a valued supplier, employer and community partner.
Safe, Productive and Profitable coal with strong community and environmental performance and market presence.
Our values of Integrity, Responsibility, Respect, Resilience, Collaboration and Wellbeing underpin everything we do. We have a strong culture of direct engagement with our employees, community, suppliers, customers and other stakeholders.
The Bengalla Joint Venture is owned by New Hope Group (80%) and Taipower (20%) and produces 10-11 million tonnes per annum of thermal coal product. The mine operating company is Bengalla Mining Company Pty Limited, and our coal is marketed by Bengalla Coal Sales Company Pty Limited.
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Bengalla Mine is a single pit open-cut, multi-seam mine, using a dragline and excavator/truck mining methods. We operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Bengalla Mine produces a high calorific-value energy coal and has earned a well-regarded reputation as a high-quality producer that delivers a consistent and predictable thermal coal product.
Geologically, the mine is situated in a Permian Basin called the Sydney Basin, and mines the Whittingham Coal Measures of the Hunter Coalfields.
After washing and sorting, our coal is loaded onto trains and transported to the Port of Newcastle (Port Waratah Coal Terminal, Kooragang Island Coal Terminal) where it is transported to customers across Asia Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China and India, or to our domestic customers.
We are a member of the Hunter Valley Coal Chain Coordinator (HVCCC), an independent body overseeing activity along the world’s largest and most complex coal chain.
The HVCCC allows coal producers, rail haulage providers, the rail track provider, a range of export terminals and port managers to work together to coordinate the efficient movement of coal from the mine to the Port of Newcastle, the world’s largest coal terminal.
Bengalla Mining Company has its own dedicated logistics team that works directly with HVCCC, vessel owners, port operators, its rail provider and other third-party service providers to seamlessly deliver thermal coal products to customers.
In 2022, we started the Bengalla Growth Project to increase production capacity from 12.5Mt to 13.4Mt ROM coal per year, and achieved this run rate during the 2024 financial year.
The project has included purchasing additional plant and machinery, including seven new Hitachi EH5000 trucks, a Liebherr R9800 excavator, a Cat MD6250 drill, additional dozers, a grader and a watercart.
The CHPP has been upgraded to increase throughput, and to enable an uplift in product quality to align with market demand for higher quality coal. In the longer-term, upgrades to the raw coal reclaim circuit will be introduced to keep up with the upgraded plant.
The project has required additional people onsite for construction and ongoing operations, as well as a reconfiguration of the infrastructure area as the pit shell progresses through the existing facilities. To cope with the long-term personnel increase and pit progression, we have invested in infrastructure changes including additional carparking, administration and bathhouse buildings, as well as warehousing and maintenance facilities.