The mine is located approximately 50 kilometres north of Moura, Queensland. The Baralaba Coal Mine produces 300,000 tonnes per annum of pulverised coal injection and thermal coal for export from the Port of Gladstone.
The scope of the contract includes an integrated range of mining services, including provision of equipment, operators, maintenance, service, support and drilling and blasting services, including a Senior Site Executive. The term of the contract is for 18 months, which can be extended for a period of 18 months.
Robin Levison, managing director and chief executive officer of Industrea, said: “Huddy’s has long been recognised as the leading supplier of diverse mining and earthmoving activities in the Mt Isa region. Since our acquisition of Huddy’s last year we have successfully exploited synergies with the Industrea group by expanding into new areas for Huddy’s such as the coal industry, winning new contracts with Rio Tinto Coal in the Hunter Valley and Bowen Basin.”
Mark Lochtenberg, managing director of Cockatoo Coal, said: “Cockatoo Coal has ambitious plans to boost production at Baralaba to a target of 60,000
tonnes per month during the next 24 to 36 months, while applying a disciplined cost management focus.”
Industrea provides integrated mining products and services, including open cut earthmoving and equipment hire, asset management, contracting and engineering services. The company’s mining product portfolio includes open cut Collision Avoidance Systems, Underground Directional Drilling, Aboveground Directional Drilling, Contractor Management, Mobile Asset Tracking and Driver Safety Performance Index, along with flame-proof and explosion-proof underground diesel vehicles for the transportation of people and longwall mining equipment. The company’s products and services are sold in Australia, the United States, South America, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Russia, China, South Africa and New Zealand.
