Mammoet relocates BMA dragline with SPMTs

BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) entrusted Mammoet with the relocation of a 3,100-tonne Marion 8050 dragline from one end of the Peak Downs coal mine in Queensland, Australia, to another – a full 27 kilometres away. With a deadline to achieve the relocation, it was suboptimal to allow the dragline to travel under its own steam. As such, the dragline was…

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BMA going all electric in Australia

The assets of BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) will be the first Australian operations across the miners portfolio to run under renewable power arrangements for 100% of their electricity needs, BHP has confirmed. The move comes with the signing of a new power purchase agreement (PPA) for BMA’s Queensland operations. Specifically, the company arm has entered a new seven-year PPA commencing…

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