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EASTERNWELL
As one of Australia’s leading drilling and
well servicing companies, Easternwell
delivers its services through Easternwell
Minerals and operates with some of
Australia’s largest resource companies.
The company’s broad expertise,
experience and capability allow it to
deliver the convenience of a full service
offering to its clients in the energy and
minerals sectors throughout Australia.
Easternwell Minerals specialises
in production drilling (dual rotary,
conventional and reverse circulation),
minerals and coal exploration and
resource definition (greenfield and
brownfield), mine dewatering and
water bore drilling. With over 35 years’
experience and the largest specialty
equipment fleet in Australia, Easternwell
has established a leading presence in
its sector. It values collaboration
with clients, and seeks to provide a
customised drilling solution at all times.
Fortescue Metals Group recently
awarded Easternwell a three-year
dewatering contract to drill and
construct over 600 dewatering bores
at Fortescue’s Cloudbreak minesite.
Other clients include Rio Tinto, BHP
Billiton, Atlas Iron, Newcrest Mining,
Newmont and Iron Ore Holdings.
Easternwell operates from offices
in West Australia, South Australia,
Northern Territory and Queensland,
and has over 1,100 employees and
70
rigs nationally. It is a subsidiary
of Transfield Services – an operations,
maintenance and construction services
business publicly listed in Australia
and operating globally in the resources,
energy, industrial, infrastructure,
property and defence sectors.
Chris Brophy is Easternwell’s Commercial Manager – Minerals, responsible for identifying and developing
business opportunities, and profitably managing projects and contracts, from inception to completion.
Chris could spend one day outlining the beginnings of a project, and the next negotiating contracts and
analysing financial figures.
Chris believes that in business your approach to dealing with people should be marked by courtesy,
composure and candour. He has witnessed the drilling market become very dynamic due to increased
competition and economic highs and lows, but such challenges keep Chris stretched. He thrives on the
constant improvements and lessons that come with being kept on his toes and in a learning environment.
One of Chris’ career highlights is being part of a team that has navigated the business through the significant
changes of multiple mergers, and finally seeing the fruits of the team’s labour through the negotiation of
a service agreement where Easternwell will provide rigs for the largest dewatering program in the Pilbara.
A member of the WA Mining Club for six months, Chris enjoys the opportunity membership provides to network with other industry leaders.
Most admired business leader:
Jack Welch
Likes doing away from work:
Keeping fit and active through gym and sports
Future goals:
Completing my double masters (MBA/MSc in Mineral Economics)
Preferred dinner guest:
Daniel Tosh (comedian)
Meet WAMC Member – Chris Brophy
Contact:
Easternwell
T: 08 6228 0000
E:
cbrophy@easternwell.com.au
www.easternwell.com.au
Easternwell is one of Australia’s leading providers of remote mobile camp accommodation
and camp management services. It currently manages over 50 remote camps, providing
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