Multinational construction group Lend Lease today announced the award of a A$210 million contract for the Caval Ridge Mine project in central Queensland owned by the BHP Billiton-Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA).
The contract will be delivered by Abigroup, a member of Lend Lease's Australian construction business.
Abigroup will be responsible for the southern package of bulk earthworks for the infrastructure of the coal mine, located in the Bowen Basin approximately 18km south east of Moranbah. As well as earthworks, the contract includes a range of supporting infrastructure for the mine such as roads and drainage.
Lend Lease Group CEO and managing director Steve McCann said the contract builds the Group's growing presence in the central Queensland resource sector. "We now have over A$400 million work in progress in this growth sector in Queensland," he said.
"This latest award illustrates the depth and capability of our infrastructure operations. The majority of specialist bulk earthworks plant will be supplied internally from Abigroup's own construction plant fleet, one of the largest and most efficient in Australia."
The Caval Ridge Mine development is part of a Queensland wide expansion of selected coal mines owned by BMA, located in the coal-rich Bowen Basin north of its existing Peak Downs mine. It is expected to produce 5.5 million metric tons of coal a year, and its plant is set to process a further 2.5 million tons from an expansion at Peak Downs.
