Underground

BHP - Appin Area 9:
Coal Clearance System

Client

BHP

Completion

2014

Project Type

Coal Clearance System

Value

$40 million
Scope

Design, manufacture and supply of four underground conveyor systems. An underground ‘sizing & splitter transfer station’ capable of joining three existing coal mines and enabling coal divergence from Mine A to either the coal preparation plant of Mine B via the Mine B conveyor clearance system and winder, or the Mine C coal clearance system and drift conveyor. Project managed as a complete package with NEPEAN Conveyors.

Supplied all pulleys, belt magnets and conveyor drives for the complete coal clearance system.

Whitehaven Coal:
Narrabri Coal

Client

Whitehaven Coal

Completion

2010

Project Type

Design, construct, manufacture and install drift and skyline conveyor

Value

$15M
Scope

Design, construct, manufacture and install drift and skyline conveyors for complete seam to surface system solution for 4800tph. The project incorporated complete conveyor systems under an EPC contracting arrangement, which utilised 3 x 1000KW and 1 x 355KW VVVF conveyor drive units and Cross belt magnet stations as part of the package.

Xstrata Coal:
Blakefield South

Client

Xstrata Coal

Completion

2009

Project Type

Complete coal clearance

Value

$25M
Scope

Design, supply and install Complete coal clearance system including development gear including 63 conveyor pulley for this project.

Vale - Carborough Downs:
ROM Stockpile Conveyor + Underground Coal Clearance System

Client

AMCL (now Vale)

Completion

2006

Project Type

Design + Construct

Value

$25M

Drift conveyor with ROM stockpile

Scope

Design and supply entire coal clearance system on greenfield site,including: 2500tph 1200mm ramp conveyor / cross conveyor / eastern mains conveyor. Development phase =1600tph. Full production =2500tph

Ramp conveyor included covered gallery discharging onto 20,000m3 ROM coal stockpile. Project included civil design of footings and slabs and reduced speed conveying operation during development phase of operation.