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Freight company Asciano has made further inroads into Queensland Rail's former coal monopoly, securing the contracts for all of Macarthur Coal's existing Queensland volumes in a $250 million deal, reports ... Infrastructure News - 8:27 p.m. Friday 5th February 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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A rail freight company has signed a $250 million deal with Macarthur Coal to transport coal from two of its Bowen Basin mines in north Queensland. ABC News mining - 9:39 a.m. Friday 5th February 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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4 days, 10 hours ago

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MACARTHUR Coal has delivered a backhander to Queensland Rail by giving its coal haulage contracts to QR competitor the Asciano Group. Courier Mail Queensland - 11:19 p.m. Thursday 4th February 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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Rail operating company Asciano has been awarded a contract with Macarthur Coal to transport seven million tonnes of coal per year from the company’s mines in Queensland. Commencing on 1 ... Australian Mining - 11 p.m. Thursday 4th February 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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Asciano Group has struck a deal with Macarthur Coal to move seven million tonnes of coal each year from two of the miner's Queensland operations. TheBull - 9:53 a.m. Thursday 4th February 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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Asciano Limited (AIO) announced that it has executed a long term, take-or-pay contract with Macarthur Coal Limited (MCC) for the movement of 7 million tonnes of coal per annum from ... egoli - 8:35 a.m. Thursday 4th February 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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Macarthur Coal's in-house legal department has been busy. It's now hired external counsel to assist it with a string of deals. The New Lawyer - 6 a.m. Thursday 4th February 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

6 days, 22 hours ago

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By Rebecca Keenan Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Macarthur Coal Ltd. and PanAust Ltd. led gains amongst Australian mining companies after a report showed US manufacturing rose more than economists ... Bloomberg - 11:38 a.m. Tuesday 2nd February 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

1 week ago

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MACARTHUR Coal's shares continued to slide yesterday after last week's collapse of part of its plans for a major expansion, with stock down more than 7 per cent. Courier Mail Business News - 11 p.m. Monday 1st February 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

1 week, 3 days ago

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Macarthur Coal has scrapped its plan to buy Donaldson Coal from Noble Group, after failing to reach a binding agreement with the Hong Kong trading house. Business Day - 11 p.m. Friday 29th January 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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Macarthur Coal has taken one more step in its friendly takeover of Gloucester Coal, but part of the transaction with the Noble Group has been called-off. Sky News Business - 1:38 p.m. Friday 29th January 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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Part of the transaction in Macarthur Coal's take over of Gloucester Coal has been called off. Bigpond business & finance - 1:38 p.m. Friday 29th January 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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Macarthur Coal has abandoned part of its multi-pronged transaction package with joint venture partner Noble Group but will proceed with a deal central to its growth plans. The West Australian Your Money - 12:27 p.m. Friday 29th January 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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Macarthur Coal has abandoned part of its multi-pronged transaction package with Noble Group but will proceed with a deal central to its growth plans. TheBull - 12:19 p.m. Friday 29th January 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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Macarthur Coal Limited (Macarthur Coal) is an Australian coal company developing a generation of coal assets in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. As of June 30, 2007, the Company held a 73.3% interest of the Coppabella and Moorvale mines. The company’s operations produce approximately 35% of the seaborne global demand for low volatile pulverized coal injection coal (PCI coal). Macarthur Coal commenced the transition from a coal mine owner to a coal mine operator during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 (fiscal 2007). Exploration activities during fiscal 2007, was primarily directed at advancing the Vermont East/Wilunga project, extending the Olive Downs North Resources and obtaining more detailed information to enable assessment of Coppabella underground and Moorvale underground projects. On May 16, 2007, the Company sold a 16.7% of its 90% interest in the Olive Downs North project. In January 2008, the Company announced the completion of the acquisition of Custom Mining Pty Ltd.

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