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WA-85035

Dhilmar / Anglo American steelmaking coal businessWA-85035

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20

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Filed

5 June 2026

Notification waiver determination published

Decision

25 June 2026Notification waiver determination published
Type
Waiver
Outcome
Approved
Stage
Waiver application
Status
Assessment completed

Parties

Acquirer(s)

DHILMAR QLD PTY LTD ABN - 80 697 675 988, DHILMAR QLD ASSETS PTY LTD ABN - 76 697 930 171

Target(s) or Vendor(s)

ANGLO AMERICAN STEELMAKING COAL HOLDINGS LIMITED ABN - 52 079 017 940, ANGLO AMERICAN STEELMAKING COAL ASSETS EASTERN AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN - 81 009 727 851, MORANBAH NORTH COAL PTY LTD ABN - 99 007 083 249, ANGLO AMERICAN AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN - 47 004 892 371, ANGLO AMERICAN NETHERLANDS B.V. Dutch company registration number (KVK) - 33139747

Other parties

ANGLO AMERICAN SERVICES (UK) LTD UK CRN - 02295324, DHILMAR AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ABN - 49 697 035 868, DHILMAR LTD UK CRN - 16077471

Summary

UK-based Dhilmar Ltd. is acquiring Anglo American Australia Limited's steelmaking coal business via a share and asset sale. The transaction includes interests in Queensland's Bowen Basin metallurgical coal mines, such as Moranbah North, Grosvenor, Capcoal, and Dawson. Dhilmar currently operates a Canadian gold mine.

Acquisition details

Dhilmar Ltd. ( Dhilmar ) proposes to acquire, through its subsidiaries Dhilmar QLD Pty Ltd and Dhilmar QLD Assets Pty Ltd, Anglo American Australia Limited’s ( AAAL ) steelmaking (metallurgical) coal business via: a share and asset sale of Moranbah North Coal Pty Ltd’s 88% interest in the Moranbah North joint venture ( JV ), together with shares in three related operational entities; and a share purchase of the entire issued share capital of AAAL together, the Acquisition . Together, the steelmaking coal business being acquired under the Acquisition includes interests in: the Moranbah North and Grosvenor JV; the Capcoal Complex (including the Roper Creek JV and the Aquila mine); the Dawson Complex; the Moranbah South Exploration JV; and the AAAL Brisbane corporate office. Dhilmar is a UK-based mining company that owns and operates the Éléonore Gold Mine in Quebec, Canada, a high-grade underground mine, with ore mined from four horizons using sill and stope technique. The Éléonore Gold Mine is Dhilmar’s only operating asset. Dhilmar has no operations in Australia, no Australian revenue and does not own or operate any metallurgical coal assets anywhere in the world. AAAL is a subsidiary of Anglo American plc, a global producer and supplier of a range of commodities, including metallurgical coal, copper, diamonds, nickel, iron ore, manganese, and platinum. AAAL's steelmaking coal business operates coal mines in the Bowen Basin of Central Queensland, which principally produce metallurgical coal for export from Australia. Metallurgical coal is primarily used in the production of steel and differs from thermal coal which is used primarily in energy generation.

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Decisions and key events

25 June 2026Notification waiver determination publishedAttachmentPDF151.1 KB

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