Sedgman Limited has signed a procurement contract worth approximately $30 million with Aston Resources Limited subsidiary Maules Creek Coal Pty Ltd for the Maules Creek coal project.
The design, planning and approvals process is underway for Xstrata Coal's proposed Sarum Coal Project 150 km north-west of Mackay and 20Km south of Collinsville.
A five year $780 million contract awarded to NRW for mining services at the Middlemount Coal Project in Queensland includes up to $145 million in capital expenditure over 12 to 18 months.
The BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance and Bechtel have awarded Leighton Contractors a $148 million contract to deliver the Broadmeadow Sustaining Operations Project at the Broadmeadow mine.
Xstrata is working through the Land Court action for its Wandoan Coal Project following recent conditional approval from the Commonwealth Government for the $3.
A Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) on Rey Resources' proposed Duchess Paradise thermal coal project in the Canning Coal Basin is expected in June 2011.