BHP Mitsubishi Alliance Abandons Major Queensland Coal Project Over Royalty Dispute

The project, expected to generate around 1,000 construction and 500 operational jobs, was given the green light by the state government.

Mining giant BHP's corporate office in Perth, Australia on Sept. 20, 2025. Wade Zhong/The Epoch Times

One of the state’s largest coal-mining entities, the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), has backed out of a major project amid tensions over Queensland’s mining royalty scheme.

BMA will no longer develop the 136-hectare Saraji East Project which had been slated for the Bowen Basin near the regional central Queensland city of Mackay.