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Protester locks on to coal project concrete plant

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Police were called to a Carmichael coal project work site today after a protester locked himself on to a concrete batch plant.

Frontline Action on Coal, sharing news of the action on social media, identified the protester as Magnetic Island man Barney Jackson.

FLAC shared his comments: “I grew up on Magnetic Island on the Great Barrier Reef and I’ve seen the damage and pressures that are being put on the reef, something that the Adani coal mine will exacerbate. If anything is sacred; it’s water. If there is no water we all die, humans included. Water is. . .

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Adani accommodation camps taking shape

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Coal.

Adani Australia has released a time lapse video of construction of its second temporary rail camp for the Carmichael coal project, as workers and accommodation on site continue to grow.

https://www.facebook.com/adaniaustralia/videos/2601075106810315/

The company said expansion of its mine accommodation to 400-beds was complete to cater for additional contractors and staff on site.

The first 400-bed rail camp is complete with the second just about to come online and a third underway to provide a total of 1200 beds across those temporary rail accommodation villages.

The project. . .

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Adani breaks ground for Carmichael box-cut

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Coal.

Adani Mining has kicked off work on the box-cut for its Carmichael coal mine, in what new chief executive officer David Boshoff hailed as a significant milestone in the construction schedule.

“We are on track to export first coal in 2021,” Mr Boshoff said.

“It’s great to see our big new gear, the Liebherr R 996B excavator and CAT 796 dump trucks, hard at work.

“In time they will reach the coal seam then we will be excavating coal as we. . .

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Changes at the top for Adani Mining

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Adani Mining has announced changes to its leadership as development of the Carmichael mine progresses towards first coal in 2021.

Adani Mining chief executive officer Lucas Dow will step down from the role of CEO and take up the role of director of the Board of Adani Mining.

Current project director David Boshoff will take on the role of CEO, based in Townsville, from July 13.

The pair shared the news with the Carmichael coal and rail project team in Townsville as they officially celebrated the one year anniversary since project approvals were granted.

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Adani passes $700m mark in Carmichael work contracts

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More than $700 million worth of contracts have been signed to date for the construction of the Carmichael mine and rail project, Adani Mining says.

The company said also more than 200 workers were on site at any given time and this would rise significantly over the coming weeks when construction of three temporary rail accommodation camps were completed, adding a further 1200 beds.

Chief executive officer Lucas Dow described the mine and rail construction sites as a hive of activity.

'Our contractors are expanding our worker’s accommodation villages and building new ones, assembling equipment, building roads and dams. . .

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Siemens wins latest Adani rail network contract

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Coal, Energy, Processing / Manufacturing.

Adani has awarded Siemens the contract to deliver signaling systems for safe and efficient operations on the rail network for its Carmichael coal mine.

The signaling project is expected to create and preserve up to 50 local jobs in Queensland including project staff, engineers, construction workers and tradesmen.

The technology firm has been targeted by anti-Adani activists and the contract announcement prompted Greens leader Richard Di Natale to write to company executives urging that "Siemens not provide goods and services for this dangerous project.”

But Federal Resources Minister Matt Canavan praised Siemens for not caving in to activist 'bullies. . .

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