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Leighton stops work at two Bumi mines

LEIGHTON Holdings has confirmed a dispute between its subsidiary Thiess and PT Arutmin Indonesia,...

Tim Treadgold

Thiess decided to suspend its contract mining operations at Senakin and Satui on April 26 to pursue Arutmin, which is 70% owned by PT Bumi Resources and 30% owned by Tata Steel, for payment of net project receivables or underclaims to which Leighton has a contractual entitlement.

Leighton said the dispute was not expected to have any material impact on the group’s results, with resolutions on a number of claims expected during the remainder of the year.

The company said work at the Senakin and Satui mines should return to production following a satisfactory resolution of matters between the parties.

Meanwhile, mining work continues uninterrupted at the Kaltim Prima coal project (65% Bumi, 30% Tata and 5% other parties), where Thiess is undertaking contract mining work.

Leighton’s contract mining coal business in Indonesia contributed about 5.5% of total group revenue in 2012, with the Senakin and Satui mines contributing only about 1.5% of that.

At its annual general meeting last week, Leighton Holdings confirmed that, notwithstanding current market conditions, it remained on track to deliver a full-year underlying net profit after tax within the previous guidance range of $520-600 million and a gearing level within the target band of 25-35% by year-end.

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