PROJECT

CASE STUDIES

COOK COLLIERY CHPP EXPANSION

  • Project Name: Cook Colliery CHPP Expansion
    Client: Caledon Resources
    Duration: 9 months
    Completed: 2015
    Value: $9.2M
    Blackwater QLD

  • Caledon Resources expanded the existing Cook Colliery Mine  CHPP to increase capacity. The project included new civil works for the ROM, CHPP Building, Raw Coal Conveyor & Rejects Conveyor.

    • Bulk and detailed earthworks

    • Concrete infrastructure

    • UG service reticulation

    • Aurizon Rail Culvert works

    • Drainage works

BYERWEN MINE TLO AND CHPP

  • Project Name: Byerwen Mine TLO & CHPP
    Client: Sedgman
    Duration: 12 Months
    Completed: 2019
    Value: $10.2M
    Location: Glenden, QLD

  • Q Coal developed Byerwen coal mine near Glenden in Central Queensland. C&C were engaged by Sedgman to complete the civil works associated with the construction of the Train Load out (TLO) facility and the Coal Handling Preparation Plant (CHPP).

    • Detailed excavation & backfilling works

    • Concrete works

    • Underground Service Reticulation including electrical conduits and raw water

    • Precast concrete tunnel segment installation and grouting

    • Drainage structures

    • Supply and installation of a sewerage treatment plant

IRONBARK COAL MINE – RAW COAL STACKER

  • Project Name: Ironbark Coal Mine – Raw Coal Stacker
    Client: Fitzroy Coal Management Pty Ltd
    Duration: 5 months
    Completed: 2024
    Location: Moranbah, QLD

  • Fitzroy Coal Management recently built the Ironbark No.1 underground coal mine. As part of this project C&C were engaged to complete the concrete civil works associated with the new Raw Coal Stacker Conveyor structure.

    • Detailed earthworks

    • UG electrical conduit reticulation

    • Concrete infrastructure

    • Cast-Insitu Piling Works

    • Drain & Sediment capture basins

    • Liaising with the SMP contractor to ensure scheduled access

    • Working with the SMP contractor to install and concrete fill steel support columns

PEAK DOWNS MINE LV-MV ROAD & BRIDGE

  • Project Name: Peak Downs Mine LV-MV Road & Bridge
    Client: BHP Mitsubishi Alliance
    Duration: 8 months
    Completed: 2008
    Value: $6.3M
    Location: Moranbah, QLD

  • As part of a business wide safety initiative, Peak Downs Mine built a 2.4km road to separate light and medium transport vehicles from mining heavy vehicles. C&C were engaged to complete the site construction works and project delivery.

    • Road works to QLD Department of Main Roads Standards

    • Bridge Works to QLD Department of Main Roads Standards

    • Culverts

    • Precast Retained Earth walls

    • Landscaping

    • Concrete retaining walls

    • Underground Service Relocations

    • Rail & Roadway shutdown management to install precast bridge deck units

BMC HV WORKSHOP CIVILS PROJECTS

  • Project Name: BMC HV Workshop Civils Projects
    Client: BHP Mitsui Coal (BMC)
    Duration: 7 months each
    Completed: 2011 & 2023
    Value: $13.3M
    Location: Moranbah, QLD

  • BHP Mitsui Coal (BMC) upgraded mining fleets and facilities at South Walker Creek (SWC) and Poitrel Coal Mines. As part of this expansion C&C were engaged to construct the civil works associated with the new Heavy Vehicle Workshops at each mine site. The project at SWC incorporated the setup of a portable batch plant within the mining lease.

    • Bulk and detailed earthworks

    • Piling works

    • Concrete works

    • Cast-in rails & Angles

    • HD Bollards

    • Drainage structures

    • Underground Service Reticulation

    • Managing construction activities within an operating MIA

PEAK DOWNS HIGHWAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT

  • Project Name: Peak Downs Highway Bridge Replacement Project
    Client: Seymour Whyte Constructions
    Duration: 12 months
    Completed: 2017
    Location: Nebo, QLD

  • Seymour Whyte engaged C&C to complete the Form Reinforce & Pour (FRP) component of the four new bridges associated with the Peak Downs Highway Upgrade for the QLD Department of Main Roads. The project consisted of replacing existing timber structures with new concrete bridges comprising of seven, three and two span structures.

    • FRP Bridge Substructure including columns, abutments, and headstocks

    • FRP Bridge deck kerbs

    • FRP Relieving slabs

SARAJI MINE BUCKET SHOP

  • Project Name: Saraji Mine Bucket Shop
    Client: BHP Mitsubishi Alliance
    Duration: 5 months
    Completed: 2008
    Location: Dysart QLD

  • Saraji Mine built a new Bucket Shop Facility in 2008. C&C were engaged by BHP Mitsubishi Alliance to complete site construction works for the project within the existing Mine Industrial Area.

    • Detailed Earthworks

    • Foundation rock anchors

    • Concrete works

    • Drainage

    • Structural Steel fabrication and installation

    • Installation of client supplied OH gantry crane

    • Cladding

    • Plumbing works including raw water, potable water & hose reels

    • Underground Service Reticulation

MRC TENIX ALLIANCE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE PROJECT

  • Project Name: MRC Tenix Alliance Water Infrastructure Upgrade Project
    Client: Tenix Alliance
    Duration: 24 Months
    Completed: 2010
    Value: $3.6M
    Location: Nebo, QLD

  • Tenix, Cardno, Parsons Brinckerhoff and Mackay Regional Council (MRC) formed the Tenix Alliance to upgrade water infrastructure assets around Mackay including new Sewerage and Potable Water structures. C&C was engaged by the Tenix Alliance to construct five cast insitu concrete tanks and one Fluoridation Building.

    • Bulk and detailed earthworks

    • Construction of concrete tanks

    • Construction of concrete Flowmeter Pit

    • Design & Construction of Fluoridation Building including commissioning

    • Installation of associated DICL pipework

HAIL CREEK MINE TSF1

  • Project Name: Hail Creek Mine TSF1
    Client: Glencore
    Duration: 5 Months
    Completed: 2024
    Location: Nebo, QLD

  • Hail Creek Mine upgraded the tailing disposal from two CHPPs by building an above ground tailings storage facility. The project included the civil and concrete works for a Flocculant Plant, Switchroom and HV switchyard which C&C were engaged to deliver. Project works were completed to schedule within budget constraints and with zero incidents.

    • Bulk earthworks

    • Detailed Earthworks

    • Drainage Structures

    • Trenching for UG services

    • UG conduit installation

    • Concrete works

    • Fencing

    • Earthing

PEAK DOWNS MINE CHPP MCC REPLACEMENT PROGRAM

  • Project Name: Peak Downs Mine CHPP MCC Replacement Program
    Client: BHP Mitsubishi Alliance
    Duration: 24 Months
    Completed: 2023-2025
    Value: $8.5M
    Location: Moranbah, QLD

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    Peak Downs Mine is in the process of replacing the existing Main Wash Plant Substation, Flotation Substation and ROM Substation. As part of this infrastructure upgrade C&C were engaged by BHP Mitsubishi Alliance to complete the civil works for the MCC5 & MCC8 portions of the project and the Civil and Structural works for the MCC 3 portion. This involved delivery of civil and structural steel construction works within a challenging brownfield environment with significant operational water flows and existing underground services. The projects were completed within budget and schedule constraints with no harm to personnel, equipment or the environment.

    • UG service locations

    • Relocation of existing services

    • Asbestos removal

    • Concrete demolition

    • Detailed excavation

    • Concrete works

    • Drainage structures

    • HDPE works

    • Piling

    • Precast blast wall installation

    • Fabrication and erection of structural steel

    • Earthing

    • Installation of client supplied Switchroom

    • Management of interactions with CHPP operational activities, operational water flows & UG Services

CARBOROUGH DOWNS MINE OL CONVEYOR

  • Project Name: Carborough Downs Mine Overland Conveyor
    Client: Vale
    Duration: 9 months
    Completed: 2010
    Value: $9.4M
    Location: Moranbah, QLD

  • Vale built an overland conveyor to transport coal from the Carborough Downs Underground Coal Mine to the CHPP with the aim to remove road haulage and reduce GHG emissions. The project included new civil works for the Raw Coal Stacker, Drive Stations, Transfer Stations, Crusher Station, Switch rooms & Raw Coal Conveyor.

    • Detailed earthworks

    • UG electrical conduit reticulation

    • Concrete infrastructure – 5,140m3

    • Largest single concrete pour - 605m3

    • Drain & Sediment capture basins

    • Working with the SMP contractor to ensure scheduled access

NORWICH PARK MINE HEAVY VEHICLE WASH FACILITY

  • Project Name: Norwich Park Mine Heavy Vehicle Wash Facility
    Client: BHP Mitsubishi Alliance
    Duration: 8 months
    Completed: 2011
    Value: $4.1M
    Location: Dysart, QLD

  • Norwich Park Mine built a new Heavy Vehicle Wash Facility in 2011. C&C were engaged by BHP Mitsubishi Alliance to complete site construction and commissioning works for the project.

    • Bulk & Detailed Earthworks

    • Concrete works

    • Structural Steel fabrication and installation

    • Plumbing works including pumps, tanks, cannons & recycle system

    • Electrical components supply and installation including PLC, Switchboards & Lighting

    • Underground Service Reticulation

JELLINBAH MINE CHPP EXPANSION

  • Project Name: Jellinbah Mine CHPP Expansion
    Client: Sedgman
    Duration: 5 months
    Completed: 2021
    Location: Blackwater, QLD

  • Jellinbah Mine expanded the capacity of the existing Coal Handling & Processing Plant (CHPP) to increase production. C&C were engaged by Sedgman to construct the concrete foundations associated with the expansion works. The project was completed around an existing operating CHPP.

    • Detailed Earthworks

    • Concrete works

    • Drainage structures

    • Underground electrical service conduits

SHOTCRETE SERVICES CONTRACT

  • Project Name: Shotcrete Services Contract
    Client: Anglo American
    Duration: 2012 – Present
    Completed: Ongoing
    Location: Moranbah, QLD

  • Since 2012 C&C has been providing UG Shotcreting Services to Anglo American at the Moranbah North and Grosvenor underground coal mines. This contract is serviced by C&C’s fleet of flameproof shotcrete rigs. These innovative machines were developed by C&C to travel around the underground workings and robotically apply Fibre Reinforced Shotcrete (FRS) as a ground support system to the coal strata. As a secondary support system FRS provides a long-term durable solution which saves mine operational costs, reduces dust, reduces gas migration and improves ventilation.  

    • Supply of UG labour resources, materials and equipment

    • Supply & application of FRS for roadways, bulkheads and ground support works to headings, roadways, intersections, cut throughs & roof support

    • Testing of applied FRS

    • Aero dusting operations

    • Supervision of FRS works

    • Managing interactions with other UG mining activities and Shotcrete application services to ensure safe delivery of services

SARAJI MINE OPTIMISED STRIPPING (SRMOS) WORKSHOP

  • Project Name: Saraji Mine Optimised Stripping (SRMOS) Workshop
    Client: Walz Group
    Duration: 6 Months
    Completed: 2023
    Value: $4.2M
    Location: Dysart, QLD

  • Walz Group engaged C&C to complete the Civil works associated with the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, Saraji Mine Optimised Stripping Workshop. The project was built as an extension to an existing Heavy Vehicle Workshop within an operating mine industrial area.

    • Bulk Earthworks to build a new select fill and pavement earth pad

    • Identification and relocation of existing UG water services

    • Setup of a batch plant for concrete supply close to the mine

    • Concrete Column Foundations

    • HV Workshop Concrete Slabs & Aprons

    • Shotcrete batter protection

    • Drainage structures

    • HD bollards

    • Traffic Management to manage interactions with operational vehicle movements

GOONYELLA MINE 66/11KV SUBSTATION REPLACEMENT PROJECT

  • Project Name: Goonyella Mine 66/11kV Substation Replacement Project
    Client: G&S Engineering
    Duration: 8 Months
    Completed: 2010
    Location: Moranbah, QLD

  • C&C were engaged by G&S Engineering to complete the Civil Construction works associated with the Goonyella Mine 66/11kV Substation Replacement Project. This project was located within an existing coal mine industrial area and presented significant brownfield challenges.

    • Bulk and detailed earthworks

    • Drainage structures

    • Concrete works

    • Underground Service identification and relocation

    • Installation of electrical conduits in trenches throughout the industrial area

    • Earth grids

    • Precast concrete blast walls

    • Precast concrete culverts & pits

    • Fencing

    • Concrete kerbing

    • Ballast layer

PEAK DOWNS MINE MIA HV CONCRETE HARDSTAND

  • Project Name: Peak Downs Mine MIA HV Concrete Hardstand
    Client: BHP Mitsubishi Alliance
    Duration: 5 Months
    Completed: 2013
    Value: $7.2M
    Location: Moranbah, QLD

  • Peak Downs Mine upgraded the areas between the HV and MV workshops within the existing Mine Industrial Area to a concrete pavement to reduce maintenance costs following rain fall events. C&C were engaged to complete the site construction works and project delivery.

    • Bulk Earthworks to remove and replace existing subgrade materials

    • Final trim and blinding of subgrade

    • Concrete demolition

    • UG service relocations

    • Concrete 450mm thick pavement slabs with 75kg/m3 of steel fibres – 2,530m3

    • HD Bollards

    • Traffic Management

    • Managing interactions with operational vehicle movements to facilitate ongoing maintenance works

PEAK DOWNS MINE WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY

  • Project Name: Peak Downs Mine Waste Management Facility
    Client: BHP Mitsubishi Alliance
    Duration: 24 Months
    Completed: 2024-2026
    Value: $18.5M
    Location: Moranbah, QLD

  • The existing waste sorting and segregation facility at Peak Downs Mine was replaced with a new facility to service and cater for an increased volume of waste from several sites. As part of this infrastructure upgrade C&C were engaged by BHP Mitsubishi Alliance to complete the bulk and detailed earthworks, building works, fencing, electrical, plumbing and UG service reticulations.

    • Land clearing

    • Bulk Earthworks and pavements

    • UG service reticulation for electrical and water

    • Detailed excavation

    • Concrete works

    • Drainage structures

    • Portal Frame Shed Construction

    • Compost Array Structures

    • Electrical infrastructure

    • Plumbing works

    • Signage

    • Operation Buildings

    • Fencing