Bulga Coal

Bulga Coal Pty Limited
Company type	Joint Venture
Industry	Mining
Founded	1982
Headquarters	Singleton, Australia
Key people	Geoff Kelly, Operations Manager
Products	Coal
Revenue	$1.3 Billion AUD (2011)
Operating income	$349 million AUD (2011)
Net income	$119.3 million AUD (2011)
Number of employees	1151
Parent	Oakbridge, Nippon Oil
Website	www.bulgacoal.com.au

Bulga Coal Pty Limited is a coal-mining company based in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia. The company operates two mines Bulga Surface Operations and Beltana Longwall Mining which form the Bulga Coal Complex. The company is a joint venture between Oakbridge Pty Ltd and Nippon Oil Australia Pty Ltd. Bulga Coal currently produces approx 16 million tonnes of coal per year ^[4]

Company Ownership

Bulga Coal is a joint venture between Oakbridge Pty Limited and Nippon Oil Australia Pty Limited.^{[citation needed]}

Oakbridge Pty Ltd, previously an Australia Public Company listed on the ASX, is currently majority owned by global mining giant Glencore (through its subsidiary Enex Oakbridge Pty Ltd), with a 78% stake hold, with the other stakeholders being Toyota Tsusho Corporation (through Tomen Corporation), JFE SHOJI Trade Corporation, putting the total stake of Glencore in Bulga Coal Pty Ltd at 68.25% ^[5]

Links to Glencore

The mine is managed by Glencore Coal Assets, Australia.^[6]

The Bulga Coal complex site is also the headquarters of Glencore Coal NSW (Xstrata Coal's largest operating division) as part of the mine site.

History

The Bulga Coal Complex was originally started by BHP Limited as the Saxonvale Mine in 1982. It was later brought by Elders Resources in 1988, and then sold to Oakbridge Limited in 1989. Shortly after Oakbridge Limited purchased the complex, Japan's Nippon Oil bought part of the mine and renamed it Bulga Coal. Glencore (through Enex Resources Limited) bought a stake in the mine 2000. Glencore's stake was purchased by Xstrata plc when it floated on the LSE.

References

^ http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/296272/Coal_register_operators_1105.pdf ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Service availability".
^ "A review of mining royalties in Australia". Archived from the original on 30 March 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Coal Operations". Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
^ Moore, Paul (31 May 2024). "Large rope shovel overhauls at Lomas Bayas, Bulga and Jwaneng". International Mining. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[1] ttp://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/296272/Coal_register_operators_1105.pdf ^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Service availability".

[3] "A review of mining royalties in Australia". Archived from the original on 30 March 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.

[4] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "Coal Operations". Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.

[6] Moore, Paul (31 May 2024). "Large rope shovel overhauls at Lomas Bayas, Bulga and Jwaneng". International Mining. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

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