Coal Mining

Remuneration Surveys - Coal Mining

The current Coal Mining Industry Remuneration Report was published in December 2011 - 52 companies managing 140 operations participated. The next Report will be published in the first week of June 2012.

The Australasian Coal Mining Industry Remuneration Report has become a benchmark for the coal industry and is the largest and most comprehensive survey in the Australian mining industry. The Australasian Coal Mining Industry Remuneration Report was published for the first time in December 2000 and is published biannually.

The survey & report cover 176 positions from Chairman of the Board, through corporate & site management to operators & support personnel.

In the December 2011 edition, there is a new section providing salary ranges according to the type of roster worked plus new sections dealing with attraction & retention plan payments.

The purpose of the Report is to provide the Directors, Remuneration Committees and Executive Management of participating organisations with factual data and reliable analyses of the remuneration of key personnel in the Australian Coal Mining Industry. The Coal Mining Industry Remuneration Report focuses on information provided by both open-pit and underground operations mining steaming / energy coal and coking / metallurgical coal. It addresses specific industry issues such as role and shift allowances and working conditions that affect the remuneration package.

Scope of the Survey

Set out below is a summary of the scope of the Australian Coal Mining Industry Remuneration Report:

  • it covers Executive and Corporate as well as operations staff and traditional “award” positions;
  • it covers the open-pit and underground coal mining industry in all Australian states;
  • it reports on Base Salary, Total Fixed Remuneration (including the value of benefits such as motor vehicles & superannuation) and Total Variable Remuneration (showing the impact of incentives);
  • it measures market movements during the past 6 and 12 months for matched samples of companies for each position; and,
  • it provides a detailed analysis of practices in respect of incentives and benefits.

Sample Organisation Chart

Participating Organisations

The following 52 companies participated in the December 2011 survey:

  • Abigroup Mining Services Pty Limited
  • Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Australia Pty Ltd
  • Aston Resources Limited
  • Austar Coal Mine Pty Ltd
  • Bandanna Energy Limited
  • BHP Billiton Hunter Valley Energy Coal Ltd
  • BHP Billiton Illawarra Coal
  • BHP Billiton Ltd - Energy Coal
  • BHP Billiton Ltd - Metallurgical Coal
  • BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance
  • BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal
  • Bloomfield Collieries Pty Limited
  • Bounty Mining Limited
  • Caledon Resources plc
  • Centennial Coal Company Limited
  • Cummins South Pacific
  • Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Pty Ltd
  • Diversified Mining Services Limited
  • Donaldson Coal Pty Ltd
  • Downer EDI Mining
  • Eagle Downs Coal Management Pty Ltd
  • Ensham Resources Pty Limited
  • G&S Engineering Pty Ltd
  • Gloucester Coal Ltd
  • Golding Contractors Pty Ltd
  • Hancock Coal Pty Ltd
  • Hastings Deering (Australia) Ltd
  • Idemitsu Australia Resources Pty Limited
  • Jellinbah Resources Pty Ltd
  • Leighton Contractors Pty Limited
  • Macarthur Coal Limited
  • Macmahon Holdings Limited
  • Mastermyne Group Ltd
  • Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd
  • Mitsui Co (Aust) Ltd
  • Palaris
  • Peabody Energy Australia Pty Ltd
  • Redpath Mining Pty Ltd
  • Rio Tinto Coal Australia Pty Limited
  • Rio Tinto Limited
  • SAR Resources (Australia) Pty Ltd
  • Sedgman Limited
  • Solid Energy New Zealand Limited
  • The Griffin Coal Mining Company Pty Limited
  • Thiess Pty Limited
  • Vale Australia Pty Ltd
  • WDS Limited
  • Wesfarmers Resources
  • Whitehaven Coal Limited
  • Xenith Consulting Pty Ltd
  • Xstrata Coal Pty Ltd
  • Yancoal Australia Ltd