Australian contractor NRW Holdings’ wholly owned subsidiary, Action Drill & Blast (ADB) has been awarded a contract to provide drilling and blasting services direct to Middlemount Coal Pty Ltd at the Middlemount mine valued at approximately A$25 million, over three years.

ADB has been associated with the Middlemount project since the mine opened where its service provision included both drill and blast and explosive supply. The new contract with Middlemount Coal will provide the same services excluding the supply of explosives which will now be provided by the client.

Jules Pemberton, Chief Executive Officer of NRW said “we are pleased that Action Drill & Blast has been able to secure this extension with Middlemount Coal, building on a successful relationship that has been in place since 2011. The contract ensures continuity of work for all ADB staff and drilling assets currently deployed on site”.

The Middlemount mine is an open-pit coal mine located about 90 km northeast of Emerald and some 7 km west of the township of Middlemount in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.