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Drawing on over thirty years of experience MSS provide turnkey solutions to mining rehabilitation.

Our services include:

• Dozer push and bulk earthworks

• Topsoil cartage and placement

• Soil amelioration and seeding

• Erosion and sediment control

• Seed Supply

• 3D Machine Guidance and Dozer Push optimisation delivering lowest construction costs

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To discuss your progressive rehabilitation program requirements, contact MSS today: admin@minesupportservices.com.au Ph: 0745993401 business model that will see the company move beyond a pure energy coal operation towards its target of Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050. A range of sustainability initiatives represent the company’s path towards this goal.

MSS is proud to be working with Batchfire in a multiyear contract to deliver world class rehabilitation in the Callide Valley.

“I accept that from an external perspective it seems counterintuitive for a coal mining operation to set such an ambitious emissions target. But we see ourselves as a transitional energy company that willingly plays our part in the journey to address climate change. Our dedicated Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Development Team works directly with our board to pursue opportunities for further reducing our emissions.” There are a range of innovative projects the company is participating in to reduce its environmental footprint.

“We’re currently looking into a small solar development on site, which will cover our internal use of electricity, powering our two draglines and two coal handling plants.”

Complementing this use of renewable energy, Batchfire is also currently investigating a potential wind farm project being constructed adjacent to the mine.

“We’ve engaged with a third party regarding a project currently under development, but we’re also looking at our own opportunities within this space.

“We’ve identified a potential wind resource within the Callide Valley that we could take advantage of through such a development. Pursuing this is key to the business,” Fidock observes.

Internal improvements to operational efficiency are also being progressed, a flow on effect which includes improved emissions intensity consistent with Batchfire’s Net Zero target.

“On top of this, we are looking at a number of different things that bring smaller net reductions. This includes

Synclift

We are dedicated to completing our projects safely, in full, on time and to budget. We ensure smooth delivery with minimal disruption and impact on production and asset availability. Established in 2017, Sync Lift Engineering is a privately owned and operated maintenance and engineering business group providing a broad range of services.

We offer an in depth knowledge base across all aspects of a project from the feasibility stage all the way through to commissioning, close-out and completion.

We have extensive asset expertise in the following:

• Draglines

• Electric Rope Shovels

• Coal Handling Preparation Plants

• Stacker Reclaimers

• Ship Loaders + Unloaders

• Heavy Mining Equipment including Dump Trucks, Front End Loaders, Graders and Dozers

• Fixed Plant + Process Infrastructure

• Hydraulic Excavators

We enhance the value and performance of your assets through our innovative approach. Our capabilities include structural, mechanical, piping, electrical and instrumentation, manufacturing and fabrication, and engineering disciplines.

We provide support through proactive (scheduled), reactive (breakdown) and planned major outage (shutdown) maintenance services. www.synclift.com.au new truck fleets that have dieselelectric drive systems rather than a purely diesel-mechanical drive which reduces diesel usage,” he tells us.

“We have also installed a mine information and reporting system that enables optimised fleet movement.”

This new software-based system will be instrumental in delivering a better outcome, in terms of optimising the efficiency of the fleet in producing the same output.

“These are just some of the ways we are approaching Batchfire’s transition to that Net Zero target.”

Custodians Of The Community

At its heart, Batchfire is dedicated to the welfare of the communities both within and surrounding the Callide Mine. This commitment extends beyond supporting mining families and driving the local economy.

Implementing a safe, diverse, and resilient workforce is of paramount importance to Batchfire, and is one of the most critical aspects of the company’s ESG strategy.

Indeed, the company’s perception and recognition as a socially responsible corporate citizen and the level of engagement between the mine and its people is for Fidock, one of the greater metrics used to measure Batchfire’s success.

“We’ve taken on the task of building credibility with the workforce,” he says.

To do this, continual engagement with employees is essential to ensure the shared goal of maintaining a safe and productive workplace that is characterised by a culture of

Butlers Yarwun Quarries

Butlers Yarwun Quarries, is a family owned and operated Quarry situated 12 kilometres north-west of Gladstone, QLD and has been operational since 1985.

Butlers Yarwun Quarries formed a working partnership with Batchfire Resources at Callide mine in 2021. Our mobile crushing unit produces road base for haul road maintenance, stemming aggregates for blasting operations and erosion control rock for environmental rehabilitation.

Butlers Yarwun Quarries congratulates Batchfire Resources for their vision in increasing production at Callide Mine and looks forward to an ongoing successful partnership with Batchfire Resources into the future.

www.yarwunquarries.com challenge, courage, integrity, and commitment.

“We want to show our people what can be achieved and believe in giving them the scope and room to perform their roles.

“We are here to give them direction, show them the boundaries, and hold them to task on the individual performance of their job,” Fidock continues.

Fidock’s emphasis on this peoplecentric aspect of operations has been one of the many changes he has introduced to the company since taking over as CEO, ensuring that the people are right behind Batchfire and recognise its integrity and credibility on delivering on its commitments.

“It’s a new level of direction that I’ve brought to the business – there’s no rocket science behind it, it’s just the way that I do things,” he shares. “There’s always so much more that we can do, but now there’s certainly more of a sense of confidence around the workforce and the staff that we’re on the right track.”

This empowerment and motivation of employees is intrinsically linked to the support of the overall community, considering that Batchfire stands as the Callide Valley’s largest single employer and a significant contributor to the local economy.

Around 85 percent of Batchfire’s 800 full-time equivalent direct employees reside within the Callide Valley, with the company accounting for 42 percent of all local employment. This eliminates the need to rely on fly-in fly-out workers. It is a model of employment that contributes to connection within the local community, meaning that employees do not need to spend long periods of time working away from home.

“Both as a mine and a company, we have a very close association with the township of Biloela and draw the majority of our employees from that community,” explains Fidock.

“Our social governance, our commitment to and engagement with that town is extremely strong.”

The Callide Mine has been a key source of local employment for more than 75 years, and maintaining these partnerships and supportive relationships remains a major priority for Batchfire. Working in a beneficial way with both the people and the land are the fundamental aspects of the company’s commitment to responsibly develop the resources of the Callide Basin whilst preserving the environment for future generations.

Batchfire seeks to maintain and improve its ESG credentials built on a baseline of ensuring compliance with all environmental, mining tenure and governance approvals and requirements, including paying all necessary royalties and tax.

“We are always working to build our ESG credentials and undertaking a number of projects within this to ensure that we are environmentally maintaining our tenements as we should.”

The mine’s three active areas –Boundary Hill, Trap Gully and Dunn Creek – ensure Batchfire maintains the Callide Mine’s proud record of a reliable coal supply, local employment and business opportunities.

Batchfire recognises the First Nations Gaangalu Nation People (GNP) as the Traditional Owners and Native Title claimants over the land upon which it operates. Its relationship with the GNP helps to develop partnerships around cultural heritage management and enable access in support of the GNP maintaining connection to country.

“We are actively pursuing business