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[[File:Haju mine2008.jpg|right]]In June 2008 BHP Billiton announced that it decided to proceed with the US$100 million development of 1 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) Haju mine and associated river port as the first stage in the broader Murawai coal project. It was estimated that with an immediate start on construction, BHP Billiton stated that first production was "expected in mid-calendar year 2009." At the time the project was 100% owned by BHP Billiton. The company stated that the Haju mine has "expansion potential to approximately 2 mtpa.<ref name=Go/> (The map included in a BHP Billiton -- see above right - illustrated the proposed road route for the first and second stages of the project).