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Newcastle K10 Wharf Project

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The K10 Berth Construction project for Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG) involved the construction of the new coal loading wharf at the world’s largest coal export terminal.

The project involved delivery of a new 465 metre wharf, adjacent to NCIG’s existing K8/K9 wharves – which were built by Blitzsteel 18 months earlier.

On 14 December 2012, the first vessel was moored to the new structure and five days later the client awarded the project Practical Completion.

K10 was also identified at its launch as a Mission Zero flagship project, showcasing Blitzsteel’s unique behavioural safety campaign that aims to drive all incidents from our construction sites by 2020.

The composite steel and concrete wharf will play an integral part in boosting Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group’s export capacity.

More than 2090 tonnes of prefabricated materials were designed and constructed offsite and shipped to Newcastle, improving efficiency and safety.

Blitzsteel  delivered the K8/K9 Berth project for NCIG and in 2012 also completed the K7 Berth for Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS).

PROJECT FACTS

WINNER – CIVIL ENGINEERING DIVISION – NSW MASTER BUILDERS AWARDS 2013

PRACTICAL COMPLETION ACHIEVED TWO MONTHS EARLY

MISSION ZERO SAFETY FLAGSHIP PROJECT

KEY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

SIGNIFICANT USE OF DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY METHODOLOGIES

BUILDS ON 40 YEAR HUNTER VALLEY HISTORY

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Saddleback And Marradong Alumina

FULL PROJECT DETAILS

Blitzsteel completed this project in 2011 in Western Australia’s southwest for BHP Worsley. Its primary aim was to provide access to additional ore bodies north of the Marradong Mine by extending the conveyor. A primary crushing building and equipment was constructed at the Marradong site, with a short conveyor to a secondary crusher and then a 10.5 km overland conveyor to the stockpile at Saddleback.

Blitzsteel was engaged to supply construction labour and plant. Marradong construction works included a plant conveyor, overland conveying and miscellaneous support facilities. The secondary works at Saddleback included crushing, stockpiling and reclaiming facilities, a feed bin and plant conveyors. All materials and equipment were free-issued with the exception of items identified during construction, which Blitzsteel then sourced and supplied.

The overland conveyor crosses Marradong Brook along a 270 m series of raised gantries. Ore is reclaimed from the stockpile through a reclaim chamber and conveyor tunnel. The reclaim conveyor then takes the ore to a feed bin over an existing conveyor, which was also modified as part of the project.

Bulk earthworks were carried out by another contractor on site, with Blitzsteel performing the detailed earthworks, concreting, structural works, piping, mechanical works and electrical works, excluding commissioning.

The completed works provide additional processed ore to meet the increased capacity of the Worsley Process Plant. The project has also extended the life of the mining facility.

PROJECT FACTS

BLITZSTEEL SUPPLIED CONSTRUCTION LABOUR AND PLANT FOR THE COST-REIMBURSABLE PROJECT

WORKS INCLUDED A PRIMARY CRUSHING BUILDING AT MARRADONG AND A 10.5 KM OVERLAND CONVEYOR TO SADDLEBACK

BLITZSTEEL PERFORMED EARTHWORKS, CONCRETING, AND STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, PIPING AND ELECTRICAL WORKS

INCREASED THE CAPACITY AND EXTENDED THE LIFE OF THE MINING FACILITY