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The contract is for services at Anglo American’s Lake Lindsay and Oak Park surface coal mine operations near Middlemount in central Queensland.
John Holland will provide mining services at a number of open pits under the contract, including mine planning and scheduling, drill and blast, truck excavator waste removal and coal mining.
Over the full term of the contract, John Holland will move 10-15 million cubic metres of overburden each year. The final agreement extends until late February 2014.
“The award adds to our portfolio of mining work in Queensland, highlighting our expertise in pre-strip mining and full service mine operations and management,” John Holland mining business general manager Robert Nowotny said.
“Fundamental to our success will be our proven ability to mobilise key management and mining personnel and our collaborative approach to mine planning and delivery.”
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