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Caterpillar supplies longwall system to Australian mine

Moolarben Coal Operations has chosen Caterpillar to supply a complete longwall mining system to its Australian mine. The world-class complex covers 110km2 in the western coalfields of New South Wales, Australia. The site includes an underground thermal coal development project as well as an open-cut mine that produces export-quality thermal coal

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The Cat longwall system will be supported by WesTrac, the Caterpillar dealer in the region

The Cat longwall system will be supported by WesTrac, the Caterpillar dealer in the region

Joint venture partners are Moolarben Coal Mines (81%), a consortium of Korean companies represented by Kores Australia Moolarben Coal (9%), and Sojitz Moolarben Resources (10%). The joint venture’s majority...

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