# BMA invests $270M in Caval Ridge Southern Circuit conveyor project

BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) will invest about $270 million in an 11km overland conveyor system from Peak Downs Mine to the Caval Ridge CHPP near Moranbah, Queensland. The project is expected to create 400 construction jobs and 200 ongoing operational roles, and will increase Caval Ridge's throughput to 10 million tonnes per year.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2017-04-21
- Where: Moranbah, Bowen Basin, Queensland, Australia
- Value: $204.0M (270.0M AUD)
- Jobs: 600
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 10 million tonnes per year (Caval Ridge CHPP throughput)
- Products: coal
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance](https://endata.com/companies/23724.md)

## Sources

- [industryqld.com.au](https://industryqld.com.au/bma-commits-to-us204m-growth-project-in-bowen-basin/), 2017-04-21: "This investment furthers our productivity agenda, reduces costs, releases latent equipment capacity, and strengthens our coal business' global competitiveness."

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