MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN -- March 2007 -- P&H MinePro Services has been appointed by Central Queensland Mining Supplies (CQMS) as their exclusive distributor for the complete range of CQMS buckets, rigging and GET for draglines, throughout the U.S. and Canada. CQMS has captured the dragline bucket, GET and rigging market in Australia and chose P&H MinePro Services to be their exclusive distributor in North America. CQMS designs a unique range of dragline buckets in the "Earth Eater", "Loadstar" and "Scoop" range to suit MinePro's customers by maximizing productivity. CQMS's products are designed using discrete element modelling and tested in CQMS's unique scale model testing facility.

MinePro was selected as CQMS's exclusive distributor based on their performance and reputation in the mining industry for supporting other quality product lines, and will bring those strengths to these new products. The buckets, rigging and GET products round out MinePro's product offerings to provide mines with broad support capabilities. MinePro will provide sales, erection, service and parts support for the CQMS lines, as well as life cycle management contracts.

P&H MinePro Services is proud to represent the CQMS product lines and aims to represent CQMS products in other markets. CQMS has a great reputation for support of their products in Australia and it is MinePro's charter to emulate that service and support in North America. MinePro is currently building a CQMS bucket for a customer in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming.

P&H Mining Equipment is a world-leading supplier of electric rope shovels, large rotary blasthole drills, and walking draglines, with global life cycle management support through its distribution arm, P&H MinePro Services. MinePro Services also represents and supports over thirty leading lines of equipment and services globally as a strong partner for the mining industry.