Mining Magazine October 2014 | Page 190

QCC RESOURCES
Worker in Hunter Valley , Australia
HEADQUARTERED IN ONE of the largest coal regions on earth , QCC Resources is the essence of strategic consulting for coal processing .
The Australia-based company specializes in design , engineering , operations and optimization of coal preparation plants throughout Australia , China , New Zealand , Indonesia , South Africa , Canada and Russia .
“ QCC Resources was born in 1987 at a time consultant to the coal industry was a new thing ,” says Andrew Swanson , Executive General Manager Strategic Consulting and Business Development .
“ Over time we ’ ve grown as the use of consultants and contractors has grown .”
In 2004 , the company was purchased by Downer EDI Limited becoming part of the company ’ s mining division . Together , the two have become established providers of Coal Handling and Preparation Plant ( CHPP ) design and construction services to the coal industry internationally .
The company recently completed one of the largest projects of its kind , working in unison with Glencore to deliver the design , procurement , construction and commission of the
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