Anglo American recently partnered with the Queensland Mines Rescue Service (QMRS) on a $2.3 million commitment to workers across the Australian start in the form of an industry-first: a Shaft Rescue System (SRS) mobile truck-mounted emergency system for underground rescues. Read full article.
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Bowen marks first coal at Broadmeadow East
Bowen Coking Coal has become the newest independent met coal producer in Queensland, Australia, with the start of coal mining at the Broadmeadow East pit near Moranbah. Read full article.
Read MoreThiess Rehabilitation nails first contract
Thiess Rehabilitation, the newcomer rehab arm of engineering and contracting group Thiess, has been awarded its first project: a multi-year partnership with Idemitsu Australia’s Ensham Resources. Read full article.
Read MoreBowen’s Bluff celebrates first shipment
Bowen Coking Coal, which marked the acquisition of the Burton mine in the Bowen Basin last week, has shipped its first coal from its fellow Bowen asset, the Bluff open-pit PCI coal operation near Blackwater, Queensland, Australia. Read full article.
Read MoreThiess sticking around at QCoal Northern Hub
Engineer Thiess has confirmed the award of a three-year extension to its contract at the QCoal Northern Hub complex in Collinsville, Queensland, Australia. Read full article.
Read MoreThiess, BMA extend Peak Downs contract
Mining services group Thiess has confirmed it has extended its mining services deal with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) and the Peak Downs coal mine in Queensland, Australia for an additional five years. Read full article.
Read MoreThiess to trial OreSense tech at Anthill
Mining contractor Thiess has taken another step toward being the leader of sustainable mining with a trial of start-up Plotlogic’s OreSense technology at Austral Resources’ Anthill oxide copper mine in central Queensland. View full article here.
Read MoreOlive Downs breaks ground
Construction is now in process at Pembroke Resources’ A$1 billion Olive Downs coal project in the Bowen Basin region of central Queensland, the owner confirmed 8 April. View the full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreKomatsu eyeing ‘green’ future with new QLD office
Global equipment maker Komatsu has rolled out the welcome at its latest addition to green mining innovation, its new A$48 million facility in Wacol, Queensland. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreNRW’S Golding picks up Baralaba contract
NRW Holdings’ Golding Contractors subsidiary has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Wonbindi Coal for a 5.5-year mining services agreement (MSA) to be carried out at its Baralaba North operation in Queensland. Read the full article from The Asia Miner.
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