BUMA Australia will continue to provide pre-strip mining services at the Blackwater mine after securing a contract with new owner Whitehaven Coal.

BUMA Australia, a Delta Dunia Group subsidiary, expects the contract to contribute significantly to its revenue out to June 2026, and an average annual production of approximately 36 million bcm of overburden removal.

Meanwhile the company flagged its intention to quit mining services at Commodore mine for Millmerran Power Management when its current contract concludes at the end of August.

The exit from the thermal coal mine, located adjacent to the Millmerran Power Station in south-east Queensland, aligns with the group’s stated strategy of reducing its thermal coal operations.

It aims to see work in the thermal sector accounting for less than half of total revenue by 2028.

BUMA Australia took over Downer EDI’s Open Cut Mining East business in 2021 and has continued that group’s association with the Blackwater mine. This began in 2012 under BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA).

Whitehaven Coal acquired Blackwater and Daunia mines from BMA through an asset sale agreement which achieved completion this month.

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“This new contract cements BUMA Australia’s reputation in the Bowen Basin, where we provide pre-strip and coal mining services to the metallurgical coal industry at the Blackwater, Goonyella Riverside, and Saraji mines, as well as at the Broadmeadow East and Burton mines,” BUMA Australia chief executive officer Colin Gilligan said.

“Following Whitehaven’s acquisition of the Blackwater mine from BMA, we are eager to contribute to their operational success. Our track record of safe, efficient, and consistent performance at Blackwater strengthens our confidence in our ability to deliver for Whitehaven Coal.”

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