Downer extends Meandu Mine contract
Published by Angharad Lock,
Digital Assistant Editor
World Coal,
Downer EDI Ltd (Downer) has announced it has signed a 2 year extension to its contract to provide mining services at Stanwell Corp.’s Meandu Mine in South East Queensland.
Meandu mine delivers approximately 5.5 million tpy of product coal to the adjacent Tarong and Tarong North power stations.
Downer has been providing mining services at Meandu since January 2013 and the completion date for the original contract was June 2018.
The Chief Executive of Downer, Grant Fenn, said the contract extension reflected Downer’s strong performance and its ongoing commitment to deliver cost savings and operational improvements at the mine.
Edited from press release by Angharad Lock
Read the article online at: https://www.worldcoal.com/mining/07072016/downer-extends-contract-at-meandu-mine-1092/
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