The BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) is an Australian coal mining company operating in

Central Queensland Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland ( a state in Australia) that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton. The region extends from the Capricorn Coas ...

. The largest coal producer in Australia, it is a

joint venture A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and economic risk, risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four rea ...

with

BHP BHP Group Limited (formerly known as BHP Billiton) is an Australian multinational mining, metals, natural gas petroleum public company that is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Broken Hill Proprietary Company was founded ...

and Mitsubishi each owning 50%. It was established in 2001. The BMA alliance operates seven mines in the

Bowen Basin The Bowen Basin contains the largest coal reserves in Australia. This major coal-producing region contains one of the world's largest deposits of bituminous coal. The Basin contains much of the known Permian coal resources in Queensland includ ...

:Coal Assets
BHP * Blackwater *Broadmeadow *Caval Ridge *Daunia * Goonyella Riverside * Peak Downs * Saraji BMA also operates

Moranbah Airport Moranbah Airport is an airport serving Moranbah, Queensland, Australia. It is located south of Moranbah and operated by BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, a coal mining company. The airport averages 40 QantasLink flights each week, most of these being ...

and part of the

Hay Point Hay is grass, legumes, or other herbaceous plants that have been cut and dried to be stored for use as animal fodder, either for large grazing animals raised as livestock, such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep, or for smaller domesticated ...

Coal Terminal. It operated the Gregory coal mine until March 2019, when it was sold to Japan's Sojitz Corporation.BHP Mitsubishi Alliance completes sale of Gregory Crinum Mine
''World Coal'' 27 March 2019

References

{{Mitsubishi Group BHP Companies based in Brisbane Mining companies of Australia Mitsubishi Non-renewable resource companies established in 2001 2001 establishments in Australia