Bounty's key strengths lie in its professional management, experienced production team, skilled and stable workforce and the ownership of well-maintained equipment matched to the mining conditions.

Bounty's competitive advantages are:

• Thin-seam mining expertise
  Bounty, through InCoal, has the proven expertise in low profile mining. Its management team and workforce, offers industry-leading thin-seam mining knowledge. Bounty's six most senior officers have combined industry experience of 135+ years.
• Mining techniques
  "Cut and flit" mining ensures the coal is mined at a faster rate and at a lower cost, delivering a significant competitive advantage.
• Continuous haulage
  Continuous haulage used extensively in the United States can double thin-seam mining production materially reducing the per tonne variable cost, and significantly improving margins.

Cost of equipment, compliance with Australian mine safety standards, and Bounty's ability to demonstrate its capability with current contracts collectively act as strong barriers to entry to other mining contractors.