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Innovation in Metals and Mining Presentations
Mining and metals professionals strive to shorten project schedules and lower operating costs through improved access to mission-critical information. The projects in this category used technology to provide both short-term and long-term benefits that increased the efficiency of capital projects associated with the engineering, construction, and operations of mines and metals processing and refining plants.
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Wiggins Island Coal TerminalPresenter: Andrew Hauff, Senior Mechanical Engineer, and Jim Harrison, Senior Consultant Mechanical
Tuesday, October 19, 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Aurecon Hatch
Gladstone, Australia
The AU$2 billion Wiggins Island Coal Terminal will provide additional export capacity for the central Queensland coal industry. This project entailed new rail works, a rail dump station, a six-kilometer overland conveyor, a stockyard, and an export berth. The project goals encompassed the adoption of state-of-the-art technical solutions and causing zero harm to the sensitive Great Barrier Reef marine park and local Gladstone community. |
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Y2
Presenter: Geoff Feinson, Project IT Manager
Tuesday, October 19, 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Bechtel Australia
Gladstone, Australia
Yarwun Stage 2 is a $1.9 billion expansion of the alumina refinery in Queensland, Australia, which will increase production by 2 million tons per year for a total of 3.4 million tons per year. For the Stage 1 design, the main 3D modeling tool was PDS. In Stage 2, parts of the design referenced Stage 1 models and data. Therefore, it was a requirement to use PDS for the Stage 2 design. |
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Brockman Syncline No. 4 Project
Presenter: Martyn Weir, Managing Director
Tuesday, October 19, 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
PDC Consultants
Pilbara, Australia
For the $1.5 billion mining facility in Pilbara, Western Australia, PDC Consultants provided 3D modeling and shop detailing for over 4,000 tons of mechanical and structural steel and associated platework. The facilities included a primary and secondary crushing facility; product screening facility; product sampling stations; stacker, reclaimer, stockpile, and train lead-out bin; and 10 interconnecting conveyors and transfer stations. |
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