disclaimer and privacy policy cookie policy site map bulga coal pages default.aspx the bulga complex produces approximately 16 million tonnes of semi soft coking coal and thermal coal a year which is railed to the port of newcastle for export to china and japan . the coal is used predominately for steel making and power generation . welcome to bulga coal bulga coal includes bulga open cut bulga underground operations and the coal handling and preparation plant . bulga coal is located 15 kilometres southwest of singleton near the village of broke in new south wales . bulga coal produces approximately 16 million tonnes of semi soft coking coal and thermal coal a year which is railed to the port of newcastle for export to china and japan . the coal is used predominately for steel making and power generation . coal mining at bulga coal began in 1982 when bhp was granted approval to mine coal known as the saxonvale mine . underground mining commenced at south bulga in 1994 and beltana in 2003 . operating as separate business units bulga open cut and bulga underground are managed by glencore . bulga coal employs approximately 1 000 employees and contractors at its open cut and underground operations . owning around 6 000 hectares of land bulga coal is one of the largest landholders in the area . our focus is on implementing the highest environmental standards and best practice to ensure our licence to operate and developing long term sustainable relationships with our local community . for more information on bulga coal download our fast facts . sustainable development bulga coal is committed to the goal of sustainable development . we balance social environmental and economic considerations in how we manage our business . at all times we remain conscious that what we do today in our business should not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their own needs . latest news06 05 2016community newsletter april 201604 05 2016eastern emplacement area modification flyer april 201604 11 2015community newsletter november 201531 03 2015community newsletter march 2015 bulga complex location community complaints line 24 hours 7 days1800 332 693 where we operateour operations pollution incident response management planclick on the link to view our pollution incident response management planclick here epl monitoring dataclick on the link to view the latest environmental monitoring data click here approvals plans and reportsclick on the link below to view all approvals plans and reportsview all cookie policyread more sustainable development the bulga complex is committed to the goal of sustainable development . we balance social environmental and economic considerations in how we manage our business . at all times we remain conscious that what we do today in our business should not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their own needs . sustainable development is a core principle for xstrata coal and an important indicator of our operational excellence . it requires long term solutions and we have the people commitment and experience to set a new standard for the industry to follow . useful links contacts accessibility cookie policy disclaimer & privacy policy site map more about glencore glencore policies copyright glencore 2015 . all rights reserved .