Bravus Mining has responded to a conservation group’s claim that construction sites on the Carmichael mine rail corridor has resulted in “serious pollution and environmental damage”.
Mackay Conservation Group alleges conditions the Queensland Coordinator General imposed on Adani’s North Galilee Basin Rail Project to protect nearby waterways from contamination may have been breached.
The group said this was because Bravus had failed to properly prepare construction sites on the rail corridor for the wet season.
The conditions require the development and implementation of erosion and sediment control measures.
The group has provided photos – taken about two weeks after heavy rainfall in December – of what it claims are the alleged breaches.
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Bravus Mining and Resources has begun laying its 200 km railway line in Central Queensland this week and the track will be Australian-made.
Bravus CEO, David Boshoff, said the materials for the track, including the girders, steel, sleepers and ballast were all produced in Australia, and the contractors building the railway were also all local.
“We always said the Carmichael Project would create Australian jobs and benefit local businesses and this is yet another example of how we are delivering on our promise,” Boshoff said.
“Our rail workers camps were built by Australian company Decmil, based out of Rockhampton, and our rail camp operators are based in Collinsville. Our railway earthworks and civil works are being delivered by Martinus Rail and BMD, using their regional Queensland workforces in Rockhampton and Townsville. The girders are being delivered by Rockhampton-based Stresscrete, our rail sleepers are also home-grown in Rockhampton, and our track stee