Anglo Coal Australia has formed an alliance with Thiess Sedgman Joint Venture TSJV to execute the $ 346 million Dawson project. The Dawson Alliance is responsible for the upgrade of the mine’s coal handling and processing capability, which will see the coal handling and processing capacity at the Dawson mine increase from 7 million ton per annum to 12 million ton per annum

The alliance is responsible for the design, construction and commissioning of a new coal handling and processing plant at the mine, which will include six fully automated stacker reclaimer machines on the raw and product coal stockpiles.

The raw coal system will accept coal from three separate mine sources delivered by an overland conveyor system, with the CHPP processing at 2000tph in two stage mode and up to 3400tph in single stage mode. The plant contains dense medium cyclones, spirals and flotation circuits.

The product coal will then be loaded via high capacity automated reclaimers to a new rail load out facility. In addition to the design and construction of the CHPP, the alliance has also been awarded the bulk earthworks contract. Located 140km south west of Gladstone, the Dawson coal mine is operated by Anglo Coal Australia.

The project is scheduled for completion in May 2007