Engineering, Design and Construction

• Design and construction of materials handling systems and process plants associated with the metalliferous mining industry.
  
  
• Design of underground materials handling and hoisting systems, winders, headframes, crushers, grizzlies, conveyors, loading stations, pump stations, second means of egress systems via modular ladders or man-riding hoists.
  
  
• Feasibility studies.
  
  
• Project and construction management.

Feasibility Studies

• Pre-feasibility study for an internal hoisting shaft using a raise drilled shaft for Pasminco Mining, Rosebery, Tasmania.
  
  
• Pre-feasibility study for a hoisting shaft using a raise drilled shaft at Woodlawn Mines.
  
  
• Design of a 900 tonne underground coal storage bin bottom structure, Tahmoor, NSW.
  
  
• Feasibility study and preliminary design for an internal hoisting shaft for the PT Aneka Tambang Gunung Pongkor Gold Project, 80 km south west of Jakarta, Indonesia.
  
  
• Design and construction management of a 40m high headframe for the Bounty Gold Mine at Forrestania, WA.
  
  
• Design of the shaft hoisting and rope guiding systems for the Bounty Gold Mine.
  
  
• Design of the shaft sinking equipment for the Bounty Mine shaft sinking contractor, Thyssen Mining Construction.
  
  
• Completion of a feasibility study for Normandy Poseidon's Gecko Mine in the Northern Territory - materials handling upgrade and mine dewatering for the Gecko shaft.
  
  
• Preliminary design of the mine dewatering system for the Scuddles mine for Normandy Poseidon.
  
  
• Design of the underground loading station, sky shaft tipping and storage arrangements for the Bounty shaft to hoist 1 M.T.P.A. of uncrushed rock with a fully automatic winder.
  
  
• Detailed engineering design and specifications for an internal hoisting shaft for the PT Aneka Tambang Gunung Pongkor Gold Project, 80km south west of Jakarta, Indonesia.
  
  
• Feasibility study of hoisting in a raise bored shaft for the Youanmi Deeps project.
  
  
• Optimisation of winding systems and shaft space for the Osborne Shaft - Placer Pacific.
  
  
• Design of the underground rock handling system including substantial grizzly and rockbreaker installation for the Bounty Gold Mine for hoisting uncrushed rock.
  
  
• Feasibility Study to evaluate a hydraulic ore hoisting system by installing a SAG mill underground and pumping the slurry to the surface with high head positive displacement pumps for Western metals at the Pillara Mine.
  
  
• Feasibility Study for hoisting uncrushed rock at a rate of 1.5 MTPA from a depth of 1050m for Western Metals at the Pillara Mine.
  
  
• Review of options and proposals for dewatering of the Beaconsfield mine in Beaconsfield, Tasmania.
  
  
• Design of the surface and underground materials handling equipment for the backfill system at Bronzewing - Great Central Mines.
  
  
• Design of the surface and underground materials handling equipment for the backfill system at Kanowna Belle - North Ltd.
  
  
• Detailed Feasibility Study of various options for hoisting rock in a raise bored shaft at the Callie Mine - Normandy Poseidon.
  
  
• Pre-feasibility Study looking at various options for toll treating of ore from the Maud Creek Gold Mining Operation.
  
  
• Feasibility studies and design of underground dewatering pump station at Kanowna Belle Gold Mines.
  
  
• Design of second egress hoisting facility for Elura Mines.
  
  
• Design review of U62 winder at Mt Isa Mines and recommendations for winder life extension.
  
  
• Feasibility study and design of shaft hoisting options for Hill 50 Gold Mine.
  
  
• Design of workover unit for Appache Stag Platform.
  
  
• Feasibility study and pre-liminary design for Nifty underground mine.
  
  
• Feasibility study for Nifty second level conveyor haulage option.
  
  
• Feasibility study for International Minerals Cape Preston overland conveyors.
  
  
• Feasibility study for Golden Grove mining options.
  
  
• Engineering design for underground coal storage bin construction by stripping at Mandalong coal mine.
  
  
• Feasibility study and design of mine dewatering options for Gossan Hill.
  
  
• Feasibility and design of backfill options for the Olympic Dam expansion project.
  
  
• Feasibility study for Bulgarian Chelopech mine for Dundee Precious.
  
  
• Design of Gossan Hill 667 level pump station.
  
  
• Design of paste fill plant for Birla Nifty Copper mine.