Bengalla
Bengalla is the newest mine in Coal & Allied's portfolio, located four kilometres west of Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales. Development Consent was granted for Bengalla in 1996 and the site commenced production in 1999.
History
Bengalla's history as a project goes back to 1990, when the NSW Government called for expressions of interest from mining companies to develop a coal resource.
Subsequent drilling of exploration holes, technical, commercial and environmental studies took place from 1991 to 1993 and at the end of 1993 the Bengalla Joint Venture applied to the NSW Government for a mining lease and submitted a development application which included lodging the mine's Environmental Impact Statement. Following rigorous scrutiny, Bengalla received NSW Government approval for the development and on 27 June 1996 was granted a Mining Lease over the resource.
Coal & Allied acquired its interest in Bengalla in 2001, and is the manager of the site on behalf of the joint venture partners.
Ownership
The current participants and their interest in the Joint Venture are:
- CNA Bengalla Investments Pty Ltd 40 per cent
- Wesfarmers Bengalla Limited 40 per cent
- Taipower Bengalla Pty Ltd 10 per cent
- Mitsui Bengalla Investments Pty Ltd 10 per cent