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Olympic Dam Trails Disposal Upgrade
Location
Olympic Dam, South Australia
Value
$4.8 million
Client
BHP Billiton
Status
Complete
About the project
The Olympic Dam Mine is an extremely large iron oxide copper gold deposit producing copper, uranium, gold and silver. BMD was engaged to upgrade the mine’s trails disposal.
Scope
Upgrade and placement of concrete pipe supports (plinths)
Upgrade and placement of 15 kilometres of 400 millimetres in diameter, high density polyethylene lined steel pipes
Outcomes
BMD established a range of innovative methods for pipe handling and placement throughout the project including the use of vac lifts, which resulted in less labour and reduced costs compared to conventional cranes. To combat pipe supports sinking into the wet clay, cement stabilised sand was used, and the solution has since been adopted by the client at other mine sites.Through the establishment and implementation of a range of innovative methods for pipe handling and placement throughout the project, BMD successfully delivered the project on schedule and to budget.