| An artist’s rendering of the 388-km Adani rail system that will connect the Carmichael mine to the port. |
Parsons Brinckerhoff, a Brisbane-based project management company, has been named for Adani Mining’s multibillion-dollar Carmichael coal integrated mine, port, and rail project in the Galilee Basin in western Queensland, Australia.
The Carmichael project is an open-cut and underground operation with an anticipated yield of 60 million metric tons per year (mtpy) and is one of the largest thermal coal pit-rail-port projects currently under development worldwide.
The key features of the Carmichael project include:
- Multiple open-cut pits and underground operations, with a 60-year operating life;
- Five mine infrastructure areas;
- Coal handling and processing plant;
- Heavy industrial area and water-supply infrastructure;
- A 388-km standard gauge rail line;
- New terminal facility at Abbot Point; and
- Off-site infrastructure including accommodation and related transport solutions.
Parsons Brinckerhoff will be responsible for managing and providing assurance services for the multiple engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts on behalf of Adani Mining.
