(Reuters) - Mining contractor Downer EDI Ltd said on Wednesday that it was awarded a A$600 million (336.1 million pounds) mining services contract at the Blackwater coal mine in central Queensland.

Downer said in a statement to the exchange that it would conduct activities including equipment maintenance and drilling at the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA)-owned mine.

It also said that the contract, which has a three-year term, consolidates two existing contracts.

($1 = 1.2837 Australian dollars)

(Reporting by Aaron Saldanha in Bengaluru)