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Adani awards $9m-plus rail contract to Rocky firm

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Rockhampton-based business Stresscrete has won a $9 million-plus contract to manufacture girders and supply concrete box culverts for Adani's Carmichael rail project.

Adani Mining chief executive officer Lucas Dow said providing jobs and helping to support an economic boost for regional communities was now more important than ever.

“We’re very pleased to be able to add Stresscrete to our list of Rockhampton-based contractors during what is a very difficult time for everyone,” Mr Dow said.

“This Stresscrete contract will provide a significant injection into the local economy and. . .

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Adani opens doors to engineering graduates

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Adani and the CQUniversity have launched a new engineering graduate program to build mining industry skills.

Adani Mining chief executive officer Lucas Dow said the program would provide jobs for six graduates and preference would be given to Central Queensland and North Queensland residents.

“I started my career as a mining engineer and have benefited greatly from the opportunities the mining industry has afforded me and my family," Mr Dow said.

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New $220m Adani rail contract to create 600 jobs

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Adani has awarded a $220 million-plus contract to Australian rail company Martinus for civil works on its Carmichael coal rail network.

Adani Mining chief executive officer Lucas Dow said the contract would deliver about 600 new jobs, which was more important than ever given the economic shifts being brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The $220 million-plus civil construction contract is the second major package of works awarded to Martinus.

It follows a $100 million contract announced in October 2019 for the track works component to deliver about 210km. . .

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Bumper 12 months for Abbot Point coal exports

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Adani's Abbot Point Operations near Bowen has set a new record for coal shipped through Australia’s most northerly coal port in a 12 month period.

Adani Infrastructure chief executive officer Trista Brohier said a total of 32,036,065 tonnes of coal from Queensland mines passed through the Port of Abbot Point in the 12 months to the end of March – breaking the previous record by 3.2 million tonnes.

“This is an outstanding achievement and a testament to the dedication and skill of our 180-strong local employees who are so proud of the work they do. . .

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Adani goes the extra mile for Cowboys school program

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Adani Australia is extending its role in the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys Adopt-a-School program in a multi-year deal.

Adani first joined as community partners in June 2019, supporting the Try for 5! inter-school challenge that rewards and incentivises school attendance in 18 partner schools.

Coming on board as a presenting partner of Adopt-a-School, the mining company will continue the connection of the full squad of ‘adopted’ NRL Cowboys and ambassadors with 50 participating schools across Townsville, Palm Island, Ayr and Bowen.

Cowboys chief executive officer Jeff Reibel said the club was thrilled to secure. . .

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Adani considers pursuing protesters further in court

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Adani Australia says it is weighing up legal options to recover costs after two people were convicted in the Clermont Magistrates Court on charges stemming from a protest stunt at the Carmichael mine site.

The pair trespassed on the site in August last year and climbed two poles, which were anchored to various items of mining equipment.

This prevented the equipment from being used until the pair were removed and resulted in about $12,748 in direct damages, the company says.

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Adani fined $20,000 over coal project ‘admin error’

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Adani has been fined $20,000 for giving the Queensland Government incorrect information about land clearing at the Carmichael coal site.

The company pleaded guilty in the Brisbane Magistrates Court over providing the Department of Environment and Science with false or misleading information.

The charge relates to information in Adani's 2017/2018 annual return for the Carmichael mine, with the department accusing the miner of failing to report a disturbance area of more than 5.8ha.

The company has conceded that areas on the mining lease that were disturbed during the final three-and-a-half weeks of the. . .

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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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Greyhound shies away from Adani project contract

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Greyhound Australia is ending its work with an Adani subcontractor after public pressure over the Carmichael coal project.

In a public statement the coach company said it had received numerous messages, emails and phone calls from people expressing their thoughts both for and against the Carmichael Rail Network and Adani Carmichael project.

"Following considered deliberation, and in the best interests of our staff, customers, and partners, Greyhound Australia has decided to not enter into a contractual agreement with BMD to service construction of the Carmichael Rail Network beyond our preliminary 31 March. . .

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Mendi Group wins $15m Adani civil works contract

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Townsville’s Mendi Group has won a $15 million contract for civil engineering works on Adani’s Carmichael coal project in Central Queensland.

Carmichael mine and rail project director David Boshoff said the contract was another example of how Adani was delivering on its promise to create jobs and opportunities for Townsville and regional Queensland.

“Under this contract, Mendi Group will construct a series of new roads and resurface some existing roads in and around the Carmichael mine site,” Mr Boshoff said.

“Mendi Group is a family-owned business that has a 60-year track-record of building mining and. . .

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Siemens wins latest Adani rail network contract

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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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No decision on Adani coal royalties agreement

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A decision on the royalties agreement for Adani's Carmichael coal mine has been delayed again.

A target date of November 30 was set after the parties failed to meet the September 30 cut-off which the Queensland Coordinator General announced midyear as part of a timeline for outstanding approvals for the project.

“We are continuing to work with the Queensland Government to finalise the royalties agreement," an Adani Mining spokeswoman said .

“The Carmichael mine and rail project is well and truly underway and our progress is not dependent on the royalty agreement being in place.

“Both the Queensland Government. . .

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Adani awards $35m-plus quarry contract

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Toowoomba-based company Wagners will build and operate a quarry to supply material required for Carmichael coal mining and rail infrastructure.

Adani Mining today announced Wagners' selection as the lead contractor to deliver the Galilee Basin coal project's $35 million-plus quarry operations package.

The South Back Creek Quarry, to be located about 160km outside Clermont, will supply up to 1.5 million tonnes of quarry materials for the development of roads, camps, pads, dams and mine civil works over a period of up to five years.

Wagners said up to 40 jobs would be created in the quarrying. . .

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Adani makes headway on Abbot Point upgrades

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Adani is continuing major infrastructure upgrades at its Abbot Point Operations near Bowen, with a focus on controlling stormwater run-off.

A considerable number of work packages were either completed or currently underway to improve water and environmental management as part of a three-year upgrade program, an Abbot Point Operations spokeswoman said.

She said more than $15 million worth of projects had been delivered over the past two years.

This included increasing the volume of water storage ponds, upgrade of a bund wall, additional new piping and pump facilities, deepening and widening of drains, as well as an early. . .

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