# Mt Arthur Coal signs $1.2 billion contract with Thiess for Muswellbrook mine

Mt Arthur Coal, operated by BHP, awarded a five-year, $1.2 billion contract to Thiess for mining services at the Ayredale pit of the Mt Arthur Coal operations in Muswellbrook, New South Wales, expected to create up to 300 permanent local jobs.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-10-16
- Where: Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia
- Value: $1.20B
- Jobs: 300
- Status: announced
- Products: mining services, coal mining
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [BHP](https://endata.com/companies/8229.md) (customer)
- [Thiess](https://endata.com/companies/15208.md) (supplier)
- [CIMIC Group](https://endata.com/companies/20208.md) (partner)
- [Mt Arthur Coal](https://endata.com/companies/34912.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [miningconnection.com](https://miningconnection.com/coal_prep/news/article/mt_arthur_coal_signs_1.2_billion_contract_with_thiess_for_muswellbrook_mine), 2018-10-16: "MT Arthur Coal General Manager David Boshoff has hailed a new $1.2 billion contract with Thiess, labeling it 'absolutely good news' for the Muswellbrook mine — and the Upper Hunter economy."

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