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Bis Fact Sheet Glencore Newlands

The document provides information about Bis' mining contract with Glencore Australia at the Newlands Coal mine in Queensland, Australia. It details the assets, equipment, and services Bis provides including haulage, road maintenance, and workshop services. It also discusses the long term partnership between Bis and Glencore and key achievements and innovations like dual powered road trains and the new Rexx haul truck.

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Bis Fact Sheet Glencore Newlands

The document provides information about Bis' mining contract with Glencore Australia at the Newlands Coal mine in Queensland, Australia. It details the assets, equipment, and services Bis provides including haulage, road maintenance, and workshop services. It also discusses the long term partnership between Bis and Glencore and key achievements and innovations like dual powered road trains and the new Rexx haul truck.

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PROJECT FACT SHEET

Newlands Coal, Qld


CUSTOMER: THE CONTRACT - LOGISTICS:
Glencore Australia Bis provides a range of load and haul and site services to Glencore
Australia’s Newlands Coal mine site.
Key contract components include:
LOCATION: » road maintenance
» road haulage from multiple pits to the processing plant
» waste haulage
» reclamation of old pits to feed back in to the CHPP.

The on-site Bis workshop plays an integral role in servicing and


maintaining the fleet that service the contract.

MINING OPERATION:
Newlands Coal
Development at the wholly Glencore-run Newlands Coal began in 1981,
The Newlands Coal mine is located with coal mining operations commencing in 1983.
33km north-west of Glenden in
Central Queensland’s Bowen Basin The Newlands coal site is part of the GCAA Project, a mining, processing
region. and exporting partnership which includes the Newlands open cut
operations, the Collinsville open cut mine.
STATUS:

Current
Start date: 1998

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ASSETS: KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
PEOPLE LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP
» Bis has 110 employees working at the Newlands Coal We are proud to have been part of the Newlands
mine site in a variety of functions. operations since 1998, working in collaboration with the
Glencore team to deliver tangible efficiency and
EQUIPMENT productivity benefits.

Bis equipment on site includes: Late 2018 saw the latest contract renewal for the Bis and
» Rexx – Bis’ 160-tonne mining haul truck (from July Glencore partnership at the Newlands Coal mine.
2020)
Commenting on the contract award, Glencore Operations
» dual-powered road trains (DPRT)
Manager – Newlands Paul Sear said:
» front end loaders
» excavators “We have enjoyed a positive, long-term partnership with
» dump trucks Bis at Newlands. Bis’ strong commitment to delivering safe
» road maintenance equipment and innovative solutions that add value to our operation
has been recognised in this contract renewal, and we look
» dozers forward to continuing our successful relationship with the
team.”

DPRT INNOVATION
Bis has invested in a fleet of high payload dual-powered
road train technology (DPRT) to maximise Glencore’s
production requirements and provide production and
haulage efficiencies across the operation.

Bis’ ability to move bulk commodities in smarter, safer and


more reliable ways continues to drive efficiencies at the
site.

REXX ON SITE
A collaboration between Glencore and Bis will see Rexx –
the new 160-tonne innovative mining haul truck - begin
working on site at Newlands from July 2020.

Its arrival at an Eastern seaboard mine operation is


testament to its growing reputation for productivity, safety
and cost effectiveness on the West Coast.

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