Operations & financial report
Energy
| Mine | Location | Access | Title/lease | History | Type of mine | Power source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Resources of Australia (68%) Ranger | Northern Territory, Australia | Road | Leases granted by State | Mining commenced in 1981. Interest acquired through North in 2000. Life of mine extension to 2020 announced in 2007 | Open pit | On site diesel/steam power generation |
| Rio Tinto Coal Australia Bengalla (30%) Blair Athol (71%) Hail Creek (82%) Hunter Valley Operations (76%) Kestrel (80%) Mount Thorley Operations (61%) Warkworth (42%) |
New South Wales and Queensland, Australia | Road, rail, conveyor and port | Leases granted by State | Peabody Australian interests acquired in 2001. Production started for export at Blair Athol and adjacent power station at Tarong in 1984. Kestrel acquired and recommissioned in 1999. Hail Creek started in 2003 | Open cut and underground (Kestrel) | State owned grid |
| Rio Tinto Energy America Antelope Colowyo (20%) Cordero Rojo Decker (50%) Jacobs Ranch Spring Creek |
Wyoming, Montana and Colorado, US | Rail and road | Leases from US and State Governments and private parties, with minimum coal production levels, and adherence to permit requirements and statutes | Antelope, Spring Creek, Decker and Cordero acquired in 1993, Colowyo in 1995, Caballo Rojo in 1997, Jacobs Ranch in 1998 and West Antelope in 2004 | Open cut | Supplied by IPPs and Cooperatives through national grid service |
| Rössing Uranium (69%) | Namib Desert, Namibia | Rail, road and port | Federal lease | Production began in 1978. Life of mine extension to 2016 approved in 2005 | Open pit | Namibian National Power |