Bravus Mining and Resources has awarded two local Queensland companies multi-million-dollar contracts for the construction of a new heavy vehicle maintenance workshop at the Carmichael mine near Clermont in central Queensland.
Bravus Mining and Resources Chief Operating Officer Mick Crowe said family-owned Cairns business CSF Steel Fabricators had won the tender to fabricate and then freight more than 685 tonnes of structural steel to the mine, where it will be used by Hawkins Group to construct a 5,700 square metre Mine Industrial Area workshop and warehouse.
“We’re a proud regional Queensland business and supporting local jobs, contractors, and suppliers has been one of our core values from the very start,” Mr Crowe said.
“That’s important to us not just because it’s good for the economic and social vibrancy of the communities the 1,200 workers at our Carmichael mine call home, it’s important because our regions boast world-class talent and leaning into that expertise helps us remain globally competitive.
“This $40 million project is a great example.
“The workshop and warehouse are critical to every diesel fitter working at Carmichael and each of them is critical to keeping our haul trucks moving, so it’s fundamental we get it right and provide them a workspace that is made of the highest quality materials and built to the best standards.
“That’s what we’re going to get using CSF Steel Fabricators and Hawkins Group on this job.”
Hawkins Group General Manager and Director Alex Currie said the contract would support more than 90 regional Queensland jobs over the 10-month construction program and Early Contractor Involvement phase.
“Our workforce will be drawn from Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, and surrounding towns, and our team will join the already predominantly regional Queensland-based workforce out on site at the Carmichael mine,” Mr Currie said.
“We’re proud to be working with Bravus Mining and Resources on such an important project and having the support of another local businesses like CSF Industries to deliver the structural steel for Carmichael mine’s new Workshop and Warehouse certainly helps us.
“Coal mines like Carmichael have been the cornerstone of our business for over 30 years.”
More than A$2 billion has been paid to regional Queensland contractors and businesses since construction began on the Carmichael project in 2019 and the mine entered operations in 2022.
