# Dauna Mining orders Liebherr R9800 excavator for BMA coal mine

Australia's Dauna Mining has purchased a Liebherr R9800 backhoe excavator for the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Goonyella coal mining operation in Australia. The R9800 is the world's largest tonnage mining hydraulic excavator.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-09-15
- Where: Goonyella, Queensland, Australia, Australia
- Status: announced
- Products: R9800 mining hydraulic excavator
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Liebherr](https://endata.com/companies/10693.md) (supplier)
- [BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance](https://endata.com/companies/23724.md) (partner)
- [Dauna Mining](https://endata.com/companies/72621.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [sprsealkits.com](https://www.sprsealkits.com/blog/liebherr-39-s-world-39-s-largest-tonnage-mining-hydraulic-excavator-regains-o-o-customer-order-114470.html), 2023-09-15: "Australia’s leading mining company, Dauna Mining, recently purchased a Liebherr R9800 backhoe excavator for its BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Joint Venture (BMA) Goonyella coal mining mission in Australia."

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