Goonyella Riverside mine

The Goonyella Riverside mine is an open cut coal mine which produces over 14 million tonnes of coking coal a year. The mine is located 30km north of Moranbah in the Bowen Basin in Queensland. Coal from the project is exported via the coal loaders at Hay Point, 190km to the south west of the mine.

The mine is owned and operated by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), a 50:50 joint venture between BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi Development. (BMA also operates the Peak Downs mine, Saraji mine, Norwich Park mine, Blackwater mine, the Gregory Crinum mine as well as the Hay Point Coal Terminal.

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