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Stanwell’s dragline “Hannibal” is now back at work at the coalface at the Tarong coal mine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 18, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

A $1.8 million accommodation bill, 370 meals a day, half a tonne of savoury mince for breakfast for the workers … everything about the recent overhaul of Stanwell’s massive dragline, nicknamed “Hannibal”, is equally enormous.<\/p>\n

Hannibal is now back at work at the Meandu coal mine at Tarong after its $52 million overhaul.<\/p>\n

The 3000 tonne piece of machinery took three days to “walk” under its own power to its overhaul site back in February.<\/p>\n

Once there, a team of 160 specialists worked on a structural upgrade which included replacing the tub, and installing new upper and lower rails and swing gear racks (the machinery that allows Hannibal to swing around from side to side)<\/p>\n

Twelve contracting companies completed the overhaul in 20 weeks.<\/p>\n

A Stanwell spokesperson said the project involved 84,116 direct hours of work and came in under budget and ahead of the expected timeframe.<\/p>\n

It was the first major overhaul Hannibal has had for 30 years.<\/p>\n

It then took 48 hours to walk the 5km back to the west pit at Meandu where it is now hard at work.<\/p>\n

“Crucial machinery such as the dragline needs to be overhauled to ensure it works as efficiently as possible in the future,” Stanwell Mining Operations Manager Andrew Walker said today.<\/p>\n

“Meandu Mine will be providing coal to the Tarong power stations for many years to come.”<\/p>\n

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The dragline overhaul injected vital cash into the South Burnett economy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The specialist workers stayed at local hotels, motels and caravan parks, clocking up an accommodation bill of $1.8 million.<\/p>\n

Endeavour Kingaroy Kitchen was engaged to provide meals to the workers.<\/p>\n

Manager Hazel Patterson and her team (she hired an additional eight casual staff as well as Endeavour’s usual 28 employees) prepared up to 370 meals a day.<\/p>\n

This included 100 breakfasts, 120 lunches and 150 dinners.<\/p>\n

Half a tonne of savoury mince was used for the breakfasts and, on average, they served 55 pieces of cheesecake every day.<\/p>\n

As much of the food as possible – including meat and bread – was purchased locally in the South Burnett.<\/p>\n

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Some of Hannibal’s vital statistics:<\/strong><\/p>\n