Northparkes – 2007

SCOPE

• Provision of a skilled team to construct a 3.9m lift to Tailings Dam #1;
• Work involved excavating, loading and hauling and compaction of construction material; and
• An extensive drainage system was also built to relieve any seepage through the embankment.

CONTRACT TYPE

• Schedule of rates.

PROJECT STATISTICS

• Project Term: 11 months;
• Employees: 56; and
• 566 300 cubic metres of material moved.

KEY PROJECT OUTCOME

• Adoption of a new construction technique resulting in water efficiencies and expediting the construction period;
• Over 41 000 man hours with 1 first aid treatment as the only incident on site; and
• Intensive quality control with a Cat 16H Grader fitted with a GPS unit, verified by an independent surveyor on a weekly basis.

KEY MILESTONES

• Project Commencement: May 2007.

KEY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

• 10 Dump Trucks – Volvo A40D;
• 3 x Excavators – 1 x Komatsu 800-6, 1 x Volvo 33t , 1 x Volvo 70t;
• 3 x Dozers – 2 x Cat D7, 1 x Cat D8;
• 1 x Wheel Loader – Volvo L50D;
• 2 x Graders – 1 x Cat 14, 1 x Cat 16H;
• 1 x Roller – Dynapac 18T SD; and
• 3 x Water Trucks – Volvo A25C, 1 x A40D, 1 x A35C.