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Goliath plane to Ensham's rescue October 28, 2008
Giant of the skies brings vital aid to Ensham mine - Blackwater Herald October 7, 2008
Giant of the skies brings vital aid to Ensham mine October 3, 2008
Ensham to fly back into business October 1, 2008
Antonov Photos October 1, 2008
Jetting to Ensham’s rescue October 1, 2008
2008 Natural Resource & Environment Review - Ensham October 1, 2008
Student think-tank tackles future world energy issues October 1, 2008
Thanks from Paul Lucas - Gladstone September 29, 2008
Student Energy Solutions - Gladstone September 27, 2008
Energy workshop - Students tackle energy future September 24, 2008
Keeping Place helps preserve heritage September 19, 2008
Rising above the flood - Australia’s Mining Monthly July 1, 2008
Dewatering flooded coal mine like draining Sydney Harbour July 1, 2008
Drying off - Australia’s Mining Monthly July 1, 2008
Ensham consults with neighbours in flood aftermath July 1, 2008
Despite problems, milestone achieved - Paydirt June 6, 2008
70 millionth tonne - Mining Chronicle June 6, 2008
Ensham dragline walks out of flood pit June 4, 2008
Ensham reaches milestone under the pump June 1, 2008
Ensham dragline walks out of flood pit May 28, 2008
Ensham celebrates rivers of black gold May 28, 2008
Ensham milestone despite drowned dragline May 22, 2008
Channel 10 (Brisbane) News report May 6, 2008
Ensham consults on aftermath of flood May 6, 2008
Ensham consults with flood neighbours May 2, 2008
Ensham achieves milestone in dragline, mine recovery effort April 30, 2008
Approvals fast-tracked April 23, 2008
Jobs may be in jeopardy if Ensham mine can't make speedy recovery April 23, 2008
Ensham welcomes Premier’s and Deputy Premier’s announcement on flood recovery April 21, 2008
All flooded out April 15, 2008
Ensham Flood Review February 14, 2008
Ensham Bounces Back February 08, 2008
ABC Capricornia Radio Interview with Peter Westerhuis January 31, 2008
Ensham flood recovery continues January 31, 2008
Ensham emerges from flood crisis January 25, 2008
ABC Capricornia Radio Interview with John Pegler January 22, 2008
Ensham uses choppers to evacuate employees January 21, 2008
Minister sees mine up close at Ensham September 12, 2007
Queensland coal producer leads the charge to reduce greenhouse gases August, 2007
Japanese students tour mine August 29, 2007
Kangaroo stew too much for Japan visitors August 15, 2007
Innovation key to future at Ensham August 01, 2007
Ensham gets creative July 25, 2007
Ensham thinks laterally on mining methods June 20, 2007
Graduates visit Ensham May 11, 2007
Pressing on with development plans April 25, 2007
World's second-largest dragline up and running at Ensham April 25, 2007
History making day March 30, 2007
New Ensham dragline swinging into action March 16, 2007
Biggest trucks in Australia March 6, 2007
Just keep walking February 7, 2007
World's second biggest dragline February 9, 2007
Walk on the wild side January, 2007
Ensham plans mine expansion January, 2007
Funding to enhance Ensham's employees 17 January, 2007
Mammoth dragline digs deep at Ensham 7 January, 2007
Dragline is a step closer 13 December, 2006
Big boom rises 13 December, 2006
Bucket ready to pull its weight - all 100 tonnes of it 7 December, 2006
$100 million dragline close to completion at Ensham 6 December, 2006
Engineering firm does big things with draglines 31 October, 2006
Ensham makes two appointments October, 2006
Comet receives Ensham donation 26 September, 2006
Working to fight weeds 6 September, 2006
Moranbah hub launched August, 2006
Suppliers pull together for dragline August, 2006
Exciting Ensham July, 2006
Mine recognises cultural heritage 19 July, 2006
Ensham releases study 30 June, 2006
New research aiming to abate greenhouse gas emissions 21 June, 2006
$100M dragline will be world's second largest 4 June, 2006
   
   
Goliath plane to Ensham’s rescue
October 28, 2008

On the last day of September, one of the world’s largest airplanes touched down at Brisbane airport.
The Russian Antonov 124 – 25 per cent larger than the US C5 Galaxy transport jet – was designed as a military aircraft, but now does service as a large cargo plane.

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Giant of the skies brings vital aid to Ensham mine - Blackwater Herald
October 7, 2008

ONE of the world's largest aeroplanes flew into Brisbane airport on Tuesday loaded with a vital component for the flooded Ensham coal mine. The Russian Antonov 124 was designed as a military jet which now does service as a large cargo aircraft. The plane is 25 per cent larger than the US C5 `Galaxy' transport jet.

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Giant of the skies brings vital aid to Ensham mine
October 3, 2008

ONE of the world's largest aeroplanes flew into Brisbane airport on Tuesday loaded with a vital component for the flooded Ensham coal mine. The Russian Antonov 124 was designed as a military jet which now does service as a large cargo aircraft. The plane is 25 per cent larger than the US C5 `Galaxy' transport jet.

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Ensham to fly back into business
October 1, 2008

A $4.5 million Motor Generator or ‘MG’ was flown into Ensham Coal mine in a bid to repair the $100 million dragline at the site. A Russian Antonov 124 aircraft, originally designed as a military jet, was responsible for flying in the MG. A $4.5 million motor generator was flown into Ensham.

It is the second time this month that the aircraft has flown into Brisbane with parts for Ensham’s 3000 tonne Bucyrus 8050 dragline which was trapped when floodwaters overwhelmed half the mine’s operating pits in January this year.

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Antonov Photos
October 1, 2008

Photos of the Russian Antonov 124.

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Jetting to Ensham’s rescue
October 1, 2008

ONE of the world’s largest aeroplanes flew into Brisbane this week, delivering a vital component needed to get the flooded Ensham coal mine back in operation by mid-2009.

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2008 Natural Resource & Environment Review - Ensham
October 1, 2008

Central Queensland export thermal coal producer, Ensham Resources, is in the vanguard of industry efforts to back Australian coal and ‘Clean Coal’ technologies as a key to the sustainable future of the world’s energy needs.

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Student think-tank tackles future world energy issues
October 1, 2008

MORE than 100 Year 11 and 12 students from Central Highlands schools grappled with the complex challenges of supplying low emission energy during a workshop held at Blackwater International Conference Centre recently.

The workshop idea was originally proposed by Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy involving local schools and Ensham Resources with support from the Queensland Resources Council, Gladstone Centre for Clean Coal, and Central Queensland University.

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Thanks from Paul Lucas - Gladstone
September 29, 2008

I want to thank the Gladstone community for turning out on Tuesday night to share their ideas about Tomorrow's Queensland.

Our government has released a plan of action, Toward Q2: Tomorrow's Queensland that responds to the big challenges now and on the horizon, and we are actively seeking community ideas.

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Student Energy Solutions - Gladstone
September 27, 2008

Gladstone students grappled with the complex challenges of supplying low-emission energy during a workshop held in Blackwater recently.

The workshop idea was originally proposed by the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy and Ensham Resources with support from the Queensland Resources Council, Gladstone Centre for Clean Coal, and CQUniversity.

Ensham Resources Manager of Projects and Environment, Graham Morris, said the aim of the workshop was to make students aware of the challenges of a low emission future.

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Energy workshop - Students tackle energy future
September 24, 2008

Students from schools across the region met at the Blackwater International Conference Centre to grapple with the problem of how to meet the world's energy needs without harming the planet.

More than 100 Year 11 and 12 pupils discussed the challenges of low-emission power generation.

The workshop was conceived by Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy and was supported by the Queensland Resources Council, CQUniversity, Gladstone Centre for Clean Coal and Ensham Resources

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Keeping Place helps preserve heritage
September 19, 2008

Permanent Keeping Place in the Emerald Botanic Gardens has been opened for artefacts from earlier Aboriginal generations.

Ensham Resources opened the Keeping Place at the windmill end of the gardens. Among the artefacts discovered in an extensive survey of the mine were stone tools and fragments and other remnants from people who lived in the area, passed through or were accessing the vast natural resources of the region.

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Rising above the flood - Australia’s Mining Monthly
July 1, 2008

When extreme heavy rains and floods hit Queensland in January and February this year, Ensham Resources' namesake mine was one of the first and the hardest hit.

Many coal mines in the region were affected by heavy rainfall and floods but Ensham suffered a rare convergence of fates. Flood waters came from the Theresa Creek system northwest of Ensham. They came from the Nogoa River system southwest of Ensham, and the Fairbairn dam added its waters too. This led to the mine receiving five times the volume of water found in Sydney Harbour in a short amount of time.

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Dewatering flooded coal mine like draining Sydney Harbour
July 1, 2008

The Scale of the dewatering of the floodwaters trapped in two of the Ensham Mine coal pits in Queensland's massive Bowen Basin coal reserve, when river waters inundated the mine in the January floods is like draining Sydney Harbour.

Two of the world's largest floating pontoon electric pumps weighing 150t each were commissioned in May to boost the output of a large fleet of 30 flood pumps, which have worked around the clock to pump out 30,000ML of water since February.

Ensham must return about I10,000ML of trapped river water to the Nogoa River, which burst its banks in the unprecedented volumes of floodwater, before operations can resume at its largest pits.

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Drying off - Australia’s Mining Monthly
July 1, 2008

A severe weather warning issued by the Queensland Bureau of Meteorology on Friday, January 18, warned of imminent heavy ains with the possibility of flash floods. Three days later Bowen and Dalrymple were declared disaster zones and residents of Emerald were being evacuated from their homes.

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Ensham consults with neighbours in flood aftermath
July 1, 2008

Ensham Resources has requested help from nearby landholders to better understand the events and conditions causing the devastating flooding which have left large parts of the Ensham mine underwater since 19 January 2008.

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Despite problems, milestone achieved - Paydirt
June 6, 2008

Central Queensland thermal coal exporter Ensham Resources Ltd has celebrated an important milestone with the sale of its 70 millionth tonne of coal.

General manager, marketing Allan Dawson said the milestone was reached despite major flooding which devastated the mine in January.

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70 millionth tonne - Mining Chronicle
June 6, 2008

Central Queensland thermal coal exporter Ensham Resources has marked a milestone with the export of its 70 millionth tonne last month - less than 15 years after the mine was established in 1993.

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Ensham dragline walks out of flood pit
June 4, 2008

THE 3000-tonne Ensham dragline which has been trapped in up to 15 metres of floodwater for much of this year, took its first literal steps towards recovery last weekend.

In what is believed to be a world first, engineers attached high-voltage cables from another dragline enabling it to `walk' under its own steam. Steering was provided with the help of bulldozers.

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Ensham reaches milestone under the pump
June 1, 2008

Central Queensland thermal coal exporter Ensham Resources Pty Ltd has achieved the sale of its 70 millionth tonne of coal from its namesake operation near Emerald.

Ensham's 70 Mt milestone was reached despite major flooding that devastated the mine in January and came 14 years and seven months are its first shipment.

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Ensham dragline walks out of flood pit
May 28, 2008

THE 3000-tonne Ensham dragline that has been trapped in 15 metres of floodwater since January this year took its first literal steps towards recovery over the weekend.

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Ensham celebrates rivers of black gold
May 28, 2008

AS the ground dries beneath it and workmen toil to restore the damaged pits and equipment from the January flood, Ensham Resources has celebrated an important milestone with the sale of its 70 millionth tonne of coal.

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Ensham milestone despite drowned dragline
May 22, 2008

DESPITE operating at 50% capacity amid hopes that production will return to "normal" this time next year, Ensham Resources has still managed to reach a major milestone with the sale of its 70 millionth tonne of coal.

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Channel 10 (Brisbane) News report
May 6, 2008

One of QLD's biggest coal mines, Ensham Mine near Emerald, was inundated in the January floods and still has enough water in it to fill Hinze Dam five times.

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Ensham consults on aftermath of flood
May 6, 2008

Ensham Resources has requested help from nearby landholders to better understand the events and conditions causing the devastating flooding which has left large parts of the mine underwater since January 19.

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Ensham consults with flood neighbours
May 2, 2008

Ensham Resources has requested help from nearby landholders to better understand the events and conditions causing the devastating flooding which has left large parts of the mine underwater since January 19.

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Ensham achieves milestone in dragline, mine recovery effort
April 30, 2008

THE Ensham coal mine's stricken dragline was one of the enduring images of the January floods.

Now, Ensham has reached a major milestone in the recovery of two large flooded coal pits and the $100 million dragline which was inundated when the Nogoa River breached the mine's levee system.

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Approvals fast-tracked
April 23, 2008

A FLOOD-RAVAGED mine near Emerald will see approvals for its recovery work fasttracked by the State Government, to ensure coal production levels can get back to normal soon.

The Ensham coal mine, and a $110 million dragline, were inundated with floodwater in January.

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Jobs may be in jeopardy if Ensham mine can't make speedy recovery
April 23, 2008

THE recovery bill for Ensham mine is likely to top $270 million as the State Government announced it will fast-track approvals to get the coal miner back to full production and safeguard 3000 jobs in the Central Highlands.

Ensham was crippled when its levee banks were breached and two pits and a $100 million dragline were inundated by the Nogoa River in flood in the early hours of January 19.

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Ensham welcomes Premier’s and Deputy Premier’s announcement on flood recovery
April 21, 2008

Central Queensland thermal coal producer, Ensham Resources, has welcomed today’s announcement by the Queensland Premier, The Hon Anna Bligh MP, and Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning, The Hon Paul Lucas MP, concerning the Prescribed Project status of the $270 million Ensham flood recovery effort.

Ensham CEO, Mr John Pegler, said the Prescribed Project status would help coordinate the project approvals which are an essential part of sustainable flood recovery at Ensham, following the devastating floods of January 19.

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All flooded out
April 15, 2008

Miners in central Queensland coal fields remain stuck in second gear, more than two months after monsoonal rains brought the bulk of production to a standstill.

Of the six major miners forced to warn customers of late deliveries, only one - Rio Tinto - has resumed production across all sites.

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Ensham Flood Review
February 14, 2008

Central Queensland coal miner, Ensham Resources, is commissioning an independent review of the flooding of the Nogoa River which inundated parts of the mine last month, leaving two of its six coal pits flooded.

Ensham CEO, John Pegler, said the flooding was the result of an unprecedented combination of floodwaters from the Theresa Creek and Nogoa River systems upstream of Ensham, together with flood releases from Fairbairn Dam.

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Ensham Bounces Back
February 8, 2008

Central Queensland thermal coal producer, Ensham Resources, is bouncing back from recent flooding with the progressive resumption of mine operations.

Ensham Resources CEO, John Pegler, said Ensham was already approaching about 50% of operational capacity thanks to the leadership of its on-site mine management team and the outstanding efforts of its employees. All going well, this was expected to exceed 70% in the coming weeks and expected to return to normal by year end.

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ABC Capricornia Radio Interview with Peter Westerhuis
January 31, 2008

It's the photos of Ensham mine that have really provided many news outlets with some of the most spectacular footage from

Two of the mine's six coal pits have filled with water and then there's the photo of that dragline with just it's boom sticking out the top of the water. It's - as you can imagine, a pretty big cleanup operation is underway.

And Peter Westerhuis is the general manager of operations at Ensham mine. He explains where they're up to this Thursday.

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Ensham flood recovery continues
January 31, 2008

31 January, 2008 Coal mining operations have recommenced to a limited extent at Ensham coal mine near Emerald. The company is still assessing the full impacts of the flooding of the Nogoa River which resulted in the inundation of two of its six coal pits and of one of its four draglines.

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Ensham emerges from flood crisis
January 25, 2008

25 January EMERALD: The worst has passed for Ensham coal mine as the floodwaters in the Nogoa River downstream of Emerald begin receding.

Floodwaters at the mine peaked on Wednesday night – marking a major turning point - and Ensham is now clearly focused on recommencing normal operations.

Returning employees are already operating two of the company's draglines, continuously removing overburden to uncover coal ready for mining, crushing and screening from parts of the 30 kilometre long mine which are not flood-affected. Ensham's largest dragline, a Bucyrus 8750-63, is expected to recommence work in the coming week.

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ABC Capricornia Radio Interview
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January 22, 2008

The Ensham Coal Mine, which is 40 kilometres north-east of Emerald, had to use helicopters over the weekend, to evacuate employees stranded at the mine which was cut by flood waters.
The Queensland Resources Council says the damage bill from the floods and wet weather in the Bowen Basin will be in the tens of millions of dollars, and the full extent of the physical flood damage and lost production, will take time of course to assess.

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Ensham uses choppers to evacuate employees
Central Queensland News
January 21, 2008

Queensland thermal coal producer, Ensham Resources, has used helicopters to evacuate employees stranded at the mine which was cut in half by massive flood waters on the weekend.

After visiting the Mine on Saturday afternoon, Ensham Resources CEO, John Pegler, said flooding far exceeding the ‘one in a hundred’ magnitude, had entered the mine as floodwaters moved down the Theresa Creek into the Nogoa River.

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Queensland coal producer leads the charge to reduce greenhouse gases
Central Queensland News
August, 2007

Queensland thermal coal producer, Ensham Resources, has thrown its weight behind a national program to combat the threat of global warming through a range of targeted initiatives under the Commonwealth and State Governments’ Greenhouse Challenge Plus and Energy Efficiency Opportunity programs.

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Japanese students tour mine
Central Queensland News
August 29, 2007

A Group of 16 Japanese exchange students, and the Japanese language teacher and eight students from Marist College toured Ensham mine recently. The group were escorted through the workings of the open pit mine, and given a comprehensive account of mining operations by Ensham tour guides.

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Kangaroo stew too much for Japan visitors
Queensland Govt Mining Journal
August 15, 2007

Thirteen students and three teachers from various schools and universities in Japan visited Emerald to experience Australian life while staying with Marist College students recently. The visitors went to the Botanic Gardens with local Aboriginal identity, Mick Parsons, and later went back to his house to eat kangaroo stew.

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Innovation key to future at Ensham
Queensland Govt Mining Journal
August 01, 2007

Ensham Resources is living up to its reputation as the innovative independent Queensland coal miner with plans to trial new mining methods to recover the remaining coal in its tenements. Ensham General Manager Technical Cohn Moffatt said Ensham was currently investigating the feasibility of pullback and high-wall mining at its Emerald Mine, in addition to pressing ahead with plans for a trial underground mine.

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Ensham gets creative
Australia's Mining Monthly
July 25, 2007

Highwall, longwall, pullback and bord and pillar have all been added to the list of methods Ensham plans to trial and pursue in the coming years as it recovers the remaining coal in its tenements. Located northeast of Emerald in Queensland's Bowen Basin, Ensham Resources currently operates five pits and has been consistently lifting its production levels with 9 million tonnes produced in the 2005 financial year, and with aspirations to reach 12Mtpa.

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Ensham thinks laterally on mining methods
International Longwall News
June 20, 2007

A new bord and pillar mine and eventually a longwall is on the cards for Ensham Resources, as it makes plans to trial new mining methods which will also include pullback and highwall mining, as it recovers the remaining coal in its tenements.

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Graduates visit Ensham
Mining Chronicle
May 11, 2007

A group of six graduate trainees at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra visited Ensham last Tuesday to get first hand experience of Australia's biggest export industry. The regional travel program to Emerald and later Cairns, formed part of the group's formal training program, designed to deepen their understanding of regional Australia and its interests to better prepare them for posting to Australia's missions overseas.

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Pressing on with development plans
Mining Chronicle
April 25, 2007

Celebrating the successful deployment of its new $lOOm Bucyrus 8750-63 dragline, which commenced digging in January 2007, Central Queensland thermal coal producer Ensham Resources is taking a considered approach to its long-term development plans in the current high-cost environment. Ensham chief executive officer, John Pegler, said while Erisham's new dragline would go a long way towards helping the bottom line by significantly reducing the cost of overburden removal, the coal resource was getting deeper meaning other options were also being considered.

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World's second-largest dragline up and running at Ensham
Mining Chronicle
April 25, 2007

Ensham Resources' new $100 million Bucyrus 8750-63 dragline is in full swing at the Ensham mine, east of Emerald. The 7,000 tonne machine was completed in two years from initial signing of the contract to walking off the construction pad.

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History making day
Central Queensland News
March 30, 2007

SATURDAY, March 17 was an important day for one of the main independent coal producers in the Bowen Basin as Ensham Resources signed a significant Cultural Heritage Management Plan with the Western Kangoulu group of traditional owners.

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New Ensham dragline swinging into action
Central Queensland News
March 16, 2007

ENSHAM Resources' new $100 million Bucyrus 8750-63 dragline is in full swing following performance testing and commissioning at the Ensham mine east of Emerald. The behemoth 7000 tonne machine was completed in just 24 months from initial signing of the contract to walking off the construction pad. Days later the dragline was in the mine moving its first bucket-fulls of earth....

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World's second biggest dragline
Gladstone Observer
March 6, 2007

THE biggest trucks yet delivered to Australia will soon be roaring their way around a Central Queensland coal mine...

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Just keep walking
Australia's Mining Monthly
February 7, 2007

Strong commodity prices and the ongoing lack of human resources available to comfortably take advantage of it all means that delays with mining construction projects are not uncommon.So when it came to the commissioning of the world’s second-largest dragline bucket for central Queensland coal producer Ensham Resources ...

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World's second biggest dragline
Townsville Bulletin
February 9, 2007

Ensham's $100 million dragline is close to completion following the recent raising of the giant machine's 120m boom. The 7000 tonne Bucyrus 8750 dragline has been under construction near Emerald for the past two years, and is the world's second largest electric dragline.

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Walk on the wild side
Australia's Mining Monthly
January, 2007

THE world’s second-largest dragline has reported for duty ahead of schedule. Queensland thermal coal producer Ensham Resources’ $100 million Bucyrus 8750 dragline (pictured on Australia’s Mining Monthly’s cover) left its construction site in late January and started the week-long trek to its worksite 12km away.

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Ensham plans mine expansion
Queensland Government Mining Journal
December, 2006

Central Queensland thermal coal producer Ensham Resources has completed a comprehensive environmental impact statement (EIS) ......

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Funding to enhance Ensham's employees
Central Queensland News
17 January, 2007

ENSHAM Resources' dedication to the training and development of its employees has been validated by the Mining Industry Skills Centre and the Department of Education, Training and the Arts.

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Mammoth dragline digs deep at Ensham
Towsnville Bulletin
3 January, 2007

ENSHAM Resources' new $100 million dragline - the second biggest in the world - is set to go into operation at the Ensham mine near Emerald.

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Dragline is a step closer
Miners Midweek
13 December, 2006

CONSTRUCTION of the world's second largest dragline at Ensham mine in Central Queensland moved a step closer to completion last week with the raising of the 120-metre long boom on the giant machine.

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Big boom rises
Miners Midweek
13 December, 2006

CONSTRUCTION of the world's second largest dragline at Ensham mine, near Emerald, moved a step closer to completion last week when the 120-metre-long boom on the giant $100 million marked the machine was culmination of raised.

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Bucket ready to pull its weight - all 100 tonnes of it
Townsville Bulletin