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Page 1: Asset Support - ChinaGoAbroad...Asset Support 10 Kayelekera Plant Relocation Paladin Energy Ltd Following damage to the Kayelekera Uranium Mine in Malawi arising from a major earth

Asset SupportMining & Metals Australia, Africa and Asia

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AMEC is a focused supplier of high value consultancy, engineering, and project management services to the world’s mining, oil and gas, clean energy, environment and infrastructure markets. AMEC designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers.

AMEC has developed some of the most challenging mining projects in the world from concept to closure. AMEC’s success is based on a customer-focused approach delivered by professionals from its centres of mining expertise in Australia, Canada, USA, Peru, Chile, Brazil, South Africa and the UK.

Company overview

AMEC provides a full range of services for mining and metals projects, from front end geology and environmental consulting through to feasibility studies and detailed design, project delivery, asset support and mine closure.

A recent major development in the growth of AMEC was the acquisition of the respected Australian based organisation Minproc, incorporating its extensive experience and specialist skills in minerals resource projects. This has significantly increased AMEC’s footprint within Australia, Africa and South-East Asia.

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AMEC’s Mining & Metals locations

AMEC’s major locations

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AMEC’s vision is to achieve sustainable, world class Health, Safety, Security and Environmental (HSSE) performance excellence throughout our global operations.

The AMEC Beyond Zero program creates an HSSE culture where strong leadership, personal responsibility and an unyielding commitment to excellence are cornerstones of how we conduct our business. We consistently take HSSE performance beyond the work place and out into the wider community.

For many years, AMEC has had a goal of zero harm to people and the environment.

Engagement at various levels within the organisation provides an opportunity to influence safety behaviour and create a culture of HSSE commitment greater than self-interest. AMEC has developed engagement tools to support this process, taking our HSSE performance ‘Beyond Zero’.

Beyond Zero

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We believe that nothing is so important that it cannot be done safely.’’

Samir Brikho, Chief Executive AMEC

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AMEC’s Asset Support business delivers integrated solutions to sustain and optimise operating production facilities. The services provided by Asset Support compliment those offered by AMEC’s primary project development business and in particular, extend the company’s support to clients across the complete project life cycle.

Our Asset Support services comprise:

■ Production improvement

■ Sustaining capital delivery

■ Training and development services

■ Asset management

AMEC offers a core team of multi-disciplinary engineering and project resources that allows integrated project delivery, from study phases through to execution, with continuity of personnel throughout.

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A key attribute of the Asset Support team is the ability to seamlessly leverage off the wider AMEC group, with access to specialist commodity expertise and experience, as well as knowledge associated with particular facilities that have been designed and/or constructed by AMEC.

AMEC believes that delivery of the services to operating clients via a business unit dedicated to asset support is the most beneficial approach for operating clients and therefore the most successful strategy. There are several reasons for this. Firstly, this approach provides a focal point within AMEC that maintains a long term interest in the development and continuity of the client relationship. Secondly, it allows for a business structure that is organised around delivery control governance appropriate to the range and size of the services. Finally, it assists with recruitment and retention by providing for an environment differentiated by the nature of the work and associated multi-level client relationships.

Production Improvement

Sustaining Capital

Study, design and delivery of capital works to sustain

and prolong production

Process solutions to improve production,

margins and sustainability

Systems to maximise availability and integrity of

operating facilities

Content and systems to develop and retain

workforce competency

Training & Development

Asset Management

Asset Support overview

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Production ImprovementAMEC’s Asset Support team provides process solutions to help customers improve production, increase margins and maximise sustainability across a wide range of commodities. Production Improvement services include:

■ Flowsheet upgrades

■ Recovery improvement

■ Debottlenecking

■ Process control optimisation

■ Legislative compliance

■ Energy efficiency/reduction

■ Commissioning services

■ Ramp-up support

Sustaining Capital AMEC’s Asset Support team delivers sustaining capital works in brownfield environments from front end loading studies through to execution, commissioning and handover. Sustaining Capital services include:

■ Feasibility studies

■ Business cases

■ CAPEX and OPEX estimating

■ Capital submission documents

■ Detailed engineering

■ Program management

■ Supply chain management

■ Project delivery (EP, EPC, EPCM)

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Training & Development

AMEC’s Asset Support team helps operating customers develop and retain workforce competency by delivering technically robust yet engaging training systems. Training & Development services include:

■ Training needs analysis

■ Training plans and programs

■ Plant operating procedures

■ E-learning training modules

■ Intranet knowledge systems

■ Competency based training solutions

■ Training management systems

■ Training standards mapping

Asset Management

AMEC’s Asset Support offers a range of asset management services to assist clients with maximizing availability and integrity of the operating facilities. Asset Management services include:

■ Equipment and system reliability

■ Plant availability improvement

■ Asset integrity validation

■ Maintenance strategies

■ Failure analysis

■ Spares inventories

■ Operations readiness

■ Shutdown planning

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Industry experience

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AMEC is one of the few engineering companies that provides a comprehensive mineral resource development service from the resource definition stage through project implementation and on to asset support for the life of the facility.”

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Lihir Sustaining Capital Program Newcrest Mining Limited

Newcrest Mining engaged AMEC Asset Support to deliver a program of sustaining capital works over a 3 year term at its Lihir Gold operations in Papua New Guinea. The program encompasses significant sustaining capital expenditure within a technically challenging operating environment.

Working with Newcrest Mining, AMEC has established a collaborative framework to identify, define, prioritise and deliver project initiatives. The framework has integrated Newcrest Mining’s project management guidelines with AMEC’s Asset Support project delivery systems.

The scope of works is diverse and includes process plant refurbishment, plant upgrades and development of additional ancillary infrastructure.

Newman Beneficiation Plant Upgrade BHP Billiton Iron Ore

BHP Billiton Iron Ore engaged AMEC Asset Support to carry out a Selection Study to evaluate options for sustaining beneficiation capability at its Mt Whaleback ore handling plant. The existing facility was installed in the 1970s and has suffered capacity constraints and increasing integrity issues. AMEC’s study scope included the development of a remediation programme to address safety, production and integrity risks in the short term and a detailed assessment of options for sustaining production in the long term.

Substantial in-field investigations of the existing facility were necessary to define the as-built conditions and properly define the short and long term refurbishment requirements. AMEC undertook engineering development to a level sufficient to support +/-25% capital cost estimates for short term debottlenecking and long term refurbishment and new-build options.

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Macraes Gold Room Replacement OceanaGold Limited

AMEC Asset Support collaborated with Oceana Gold Limited (OGL) to identify the best solution for mitigation of mercury accumulation in the gold room facility at OGL’s Macraes gold mine (NZ). AMEC’s services included field investigations, review of existing processes and procedures and the development of a conceptual design for a new gold room arrangement.

OGL subsequently commissioned AMEC to prepare a Front End Engineering Design and Capital Cost estimate to support the fast track approval and delivery of the new gold room facility. The design was challenged by constraints associated with the brownfields context. The equipment selection, materials of construction, layout, ventilation and off-gas treatment were all integral to developing a robust design that will eliminate the risks to personnel and the environment associated with mercury accumulation.

Rio Tinto Iron Ore engaged AMEC Asset Support to conduct a feasibility study and prepare a capital cost estimate for the Mesa J Further Processing Project, located in Pannawonica, Western Australia.

This project explored options to modify the Mesa J Production Plants 1 & 2 (PP1 and PP2) to recover iron ore fines that were being lost to the tailings streams. AMEC investigated a number of initiatives including wet screens, stack sizers, hydro cyclones, and screw classifiers.

This project exemplifies how innovative, smart technical solutions can generate added value from materials that are being otherwise rejected to tailings. In this case, the primary outcome was the ability to maintain target production at a reduced mining rate with a significant reduction in tailings storage requirements and costs.

Mesa J Tailings Recovery Rio Tinto Iron Ore

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PanAust Resources operates the Phu Kham Copper-Gold Project in Laos. The facility was originally designed to process 12 Mtpa of ore utilising a conventional bulk rougher flotation, concentrate regrind and three stage cleaning circuit.

PanAust Resources engaged AMEC Asset Support to undertake a Definitive Feasibility Study of process options to support an increase in throughput from 12 to 16 Mtpa. The study examined expanding throughput via the inclusion of an additional 6.5MW ball, additional rougher and cleaner flotation capacity as well as additional concentrate handling capacity and the implementation of these initiatives in the brownfield operating context .

PanAust Resources also awarded the detailed engineering and procurement scope for the Phu Kham Cleaner Circuit Upgrade to AMEC.

Phu Kham 12-16 Mtpa Expansion PanAust Resources

BHP Billiton exports all its WA produced iron ore via Pt Hedland. Approximately half of this ore is loaded via two shiploaders at Nelson Point that have been in operation for over 40 years. In recent years, the level of maintenance required has increased significantly and there are a range of issues that threaten availability in the foreseeable future.

AMEC Asset Support was engaged to carry out Identification and Selection studies to determine the optimal approach to sustaining shiploading operations. Options investigated included major refurbishments of the existing facilities and staged changeout and replacement with new shiploaders. Importantly, the development of the options took a holistic approach considering such factors as business impact, risks associated with the complex legacy brownfield environment and synergies and potential conflicts with related concurrent capacity expansion activities.

Nelson Point Shiploaders Upgrade BHP Billiton Iron Ore

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Arrium Mining engaged AMEC Asset Support to investigate a number of debottlenecking and operations enhancements to be implemented as part of its Magnetite Expansion Project for a concentrator facility at Iron Duke mine site and associated pellet plant at Whyalla.

The key elements included in the scope comprised (i) a concentrate buffer storage facility at the Iron Duke Concentrator with integration into the existing plant; (ii) a package of conveyor and chute modifications to enable additional capacity and production throughput to be unlocked prior to implementation of the main expansion project; and (iii) a permanent filter cake diversion and reclaim system with storage capacity to delink the concentrator and the pellet plant enabling the concentrator to remain operational in the event of a stoppage in the pellet plant.

Magnetite Concentrator Debottlenecking Arrium Mining (formerly OneSteel)

RGP4 Gap Port Debottlenecking BHP Billiton Iron Ore

BHP Billiton Iron Ore engaged AMEC Asset Support to conduct Identification and Selection Studies for the debottlenecking of its Nelson Point materials handling operations in Western Australia. The objective was to lift the facility’s total annual throughput by 13 Mt to 155 Mt.

AMEC conducted a screening study of over 70 initiatives and established that the required increased capacity could be achieved by implementing a suite of 27 debottlenecking opportunities. These included reconfiguration of chute geometries and lining systems to improve material flow; conveyor capacity upgrades; and power supply modifications.

Key deliverables included technical scopes for each initiative, ± 30% CAPEX estimates, brownfield implementation strategies and staged execution schedules.

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Kayelekera Plant Relocation Paladin Energy Ltd

Following damage to the Kayelekera Uranium Mine in Malawi arising from a major earth slope failure, Paladin engaged AMEC Asset Support to undertake detailed engineering work and procurement activities for the reconstruction of the affected facilities.

The project comprised a mix of greenfield and brownfields works and included new acid and hydrogen peroxide storage facilities; modified road layouts, water and power services; and redevelopment of building infrastructure.

To maintain plant availability and satisfy stringent insurance requirements, a fast tracked program was adopted with an early onsite scoping exercise followed by a Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) program. As part of the FEED services, AMEC also developed a horizontal contracting strategy appropriate to the in-country context.

Run of Mine (ROM) feed material to FMG’s Cloudbreak operation is expected to exhibit a significantly increased clay component in future. FMG commissioned AMEC Asset Support to characterize the ROM feed processed at its Hoppers 1 – 5 primary crushing facilities and determine the implications for the efficacy of downstream scrubbing operations.

To reduce the downtime involved with traditional belt sampling methods, AMEC utilised on-line optical video measurement of the +32mm fraction. The results were calibrated with scalping screen products to assess the complete product particle size distribution. The study determined that the product materials could potentially impact on the disaggregation capability of downstream scrubbing operations. A range of solutions were identified to mitigate the implications of the changing ore feed.

Hoppers 1 – 5 Ore Characterisation Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (FMG)

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As part of its operations readiness preparation, Newcrest employed AMEC Asset Support to develop a training program to support the Cadia East Expansion to the Cadia Valley Operations (CVO) gold production facility. A key requirement of the brief was that the program needed to be engaging, easy to use and compliant with the RII09 national training package standard. The content developed by AMEC included learning guides, self-paced e-learning training material, standard work procedures, theoretical and practical assessments and mapping documents.

The e-learning content included both generic and site specific modules. The structure implemented by AMEC assisted with streamlining the training for the Cadia East expansion and provided a model that could be rolled out cost-effectively to the existing plant at Cadia as well as other Newcrest operations.

Cadia East Training Package Newcrest, Cadia Valley Operations

Orebody 25 Debottlenecking Project BHP Billiton Iron Ore

Following a flowsheet optimisation phase, AMEC Asset Support executed the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of BHP Billiton’s Orebody 25 Ore Handling Plant Debottlenecking Project.

The upgrade comprised modification to the existing ROM grizzly, upgrade to the fines bypass circuit (conveyors and associated equipment), the addition of variable speed drives and weightometers to control flows, and the provision of a second train loadout circuit reclaim hopper car.

This low CAPEX project, delivered in 5 months, increased plant throughput from 7.6 Mt/a to 10 Mt/a with minimal impact to operations. Kirfield Limited, AMEC’s subsidiary, executed the fabrication and construction of the upgrade. In recent times, facility throughput has consistently exceeded the project target of 10Mt/a.

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BHP Billiton Iron Ore engaged AMEC Asset Support to carry out Identification and Selection studies as well as detailed design for infrastructure for the Pack Saddle Pit 1 and 3 satellite ore bodies.

The objective was to facilitate access to additional resources in the Packsaddle Range remote from the existing processing plant and establish tie-in options to the existing ROM crushing circuit. Approximately 4 main options, with sub-options were investigated. Risk assessments and CAPEX and OPEX cost benefit analyses were used to enable client selection of a go-forward design concept.

The final deliverables included civil and structural design drawings for the selected configuration which comprised a haul road overpass and light vehicle tunnel with associated power and water infrastructure arrangements.

Packsaddle Mining Infrastructure BHP Billiton Iron Ore

Leinster Life of Mine Extension BHP Billiton Nickel West

BHP Billiton Nickel West engaged AMEC to investigate the costs associated with extending the Leinster concentrator to support an underground mine extension expected to provide an additional 5-10 years of feed. AMEC’s key areas of focus were to identify, schedule and cost the sustaining capital upgrades necessary to ensure that the existing processing facilities would continue to run both safely and productively throughout the life extension.

The timing for the capital works required careful analysis of the relative condition of critical plant equipment and predictions of future operating life. In addition, there was a need to optimise the spread of expenditure so as to achieve a balance between minimising the risk of equipment failure and hence production loss (by upgrading earlier); and maximising the project value by reducing the cost side of the NPV equation (by upgrading components later).

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Operation Client Description of services

Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation, Australia

BHP Billiton Nickel West

Following closure of the facility in early 2009, AMEC Asset Support was engaged to define and prepared expenditure estimates for capital initiatives required to address a number of process issues that had been identified during operations, to support investment by a new owner.

Iron Duke Ore Plant, Australia

Arrium Ltd AMEC Asset Support was engaged to investigate an under-performing belt filter system. An optimal vendor solution was determined which provided for an efficient resolution of the performance issues.

Telfer Copper/Gold Operation, Australia

Newcrest Mining Ltd

AMEC Asset Support designed, installed and commissioned an ILR (In-line Leach Reactor) facility to improve gold recovery.

Woodie Woodie Manganese Operation, Australia

Consolidated Minerals Limited

AMEC Asset Support was engaged to examine options to overcome production bottlenecks associated with plant feed operations, including consideration of changes to both fixed and mobile plant.

Phu Kham Pre-Expansion Works, Laos

PanAust Resources

AMEC Asset Support was engaged to carry out flotation modelling and the design of extra rougher cells that were successfully implemented into the circuit.

Phu Kham Expansion, Laos

PanAust Resources

Optimisation and detailed engineering for cleaner circuit upgrade. The project scope involved two stages with initial project definition and conceptual engineering, followed by detailed engineering and procurement.

Iron Duke Concentrator, Australia

Arrium Ltd AMEC Asset Support investigated root causes, developed a remediaton scheme and managed restorative pigging operations to address underperformance of the concentrate pipeline.

MIM Copper Concentrator, Australia

Xstata Mount Isa Mines

AMEC Asset Support provided various services associated with an update to the Copper Concentrator including flowsheet review, concept design, flotation optimisation and 3D modelling.

Telfer Copper/Gold Operation, Australia

Newcrest Mining Ltd

AMEC Asset Support was engaged to test the efficiency of the plant air system and determine requirements for remediation as part of an energy efficiency programme.

Perilya Lead Zinc Mine, Australia

Perilya Limited AMEC Asset Support carried out an audit of the reagents circuit to determine improvement opportunities and status of compliance.

Fosterville Gold Project, Australia

Northgate Minerals

AMEC Asset Support carried out a review of plant operating data to identify optimisation opportunities and a costed implementation program.

Sample of servicesProduction Improvement

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Operation Client Description of services

Leinster Nickel Operation, Australia

BHP Billiton Nickel West

AMEC Asset Support carried out a study to determine the future capital expenditure required to address impacts on operating facilities arising from subsidence caused by expansions to the underground mine plant.

Mining Area C, Australia

BHP Billiton Iron Ore

AMEC Asset Support was appointed as Program Manager to oversee a range of Front End Loading (FEL) studies required to support the capital funding for sustaining capital infrastructure. The services included detailed design and construction support.

Port Hedland Ore Handling, Australia

BHP Billiton Iron Ore

AMEC Asset Support carried out a design and constructability review and preparation of a +/-10 capital cost estimate for a series of complex brownfield upgrades to shiploader wharf conveying systems.

Mt Carbine Tungsten Project, Australia

Carbine Tungsten Limited

Provision of project management services for the installation of a small tailings retreatment plant at the Mt Carbine site.

Emanuel Range, Australia

Meridian Minerals Detailed engineering and procurement for the relocation and installation of the refurbished Galmoy process plant from Ireland to a new site in Australia. In the absence of accurate as-built documentation, laser scanning enabled a 3D model of the process plant to be developed to determine the most cost-effective approach for disassembly and relocation.

Cundaline Development, Australia

BHP Billiton Iron Ore

AMEC Asset Support undertook feasibility studies and prepared the detailed design for infrastructure required to support a new satellite orebody and integrate the off-take with the existing rail system.

Orebody 24 Development, Australia

BHP Billiton Iron Ore

AMEC Asset Support carried out a Selection Phase Study to investigate ore hauling and conveying options that would allow integration of the satellite resource to an existing operating facility.

Koolyanobbing Iron Ore Operation, Australia

Cliffs Natural Resources

AMEC Asset Support was engaged on an EPCM basis to design and implement a modified oily water handling system for the plant to ensure compliance with environmental regulations.

Redmont Accommodation Facility, Australia

BHP Billiton Iron Ore

AMEC Asset Support undertook an assessment of the condition of the camp facilities and developed a range of options to increase the capacity, improve the functionality and align the facility to contemporary standards.

Boddington Gold Mine, Australia

Newmont Mining AMEC Asset Support executed the Engineering and Procurement for the installation of a magnetic separation facility and associated support infrastructure.

Cloudbreak Ore Processing Facility, Australia

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG)

AMEC Asset Support carried out a suite of twenty Front End Loading (FEL) studies including capital cost estimates for a range of brownfield plant infrastructure initiatives to support the client’s capital works plan.

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Sustaining Capital

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Operation Client Description of services

Nelson Point Ore Handling, Australia

BHP Billiton Iron Ore

AMEC Asset Support undertook feasibility studies and detailed design for the replacement of legacy HV switch gear equipment. A critical feature of the work was the tie-in and integration of the new equipment into the existing power supply and distribution systems.

Cloudbreak Ore Handling Plant, Australia

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG)

AMEC Asset Support was engaged to review haul pack operations at the primary crusher and carry out detailed design for structural modifications to improve safety of the operation.

Yandi Ore Processing, Australia

BHP Billiton Iron Ore

AMEC Asset Support developed a ranged of initiatives to address the risk of screen material fires within the process facilities and prepared detailed design for detection systems.

St Ives Gold Mine, Australia

Gold Fields Ltd AMEC Asset Support undertook preliminary engineering and cost estimating for a water harvesting project to supplement bore field drawn process water.

Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation, Australia

BHP Billiton Nickel West

AMEC Asset Support developed and carried out the detailed design for an innovative modularised container system to optionally allow bagging of product rather than the standard bulk containerisation.

Cloudbreak Ore Processing Facility, Australia

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG)

AMEC Asset Support carried out the detailed design of civil, structural and electrical component required to support the retrofit of a rock-breaker arrangement to an existing primary crushing circuit.

Nelson Point Ore Handling, Australia

BHP Billiton Iron Ore

AMEC Asset Support conducted a survey of over one hundred separate legacy building air conditioning systems and assisted in the development in the development of a capital replacement program.

OPF Oversize Reduction Project, Australia

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG)

AMEC Asset Support carried out detailed design of a new primary crushing and sizing facility to augment the existing feed circuit. The design included integration to installed materials handling infrastructure.

Boddington Gold Mine, Australia

Newmont Mining AMEC Asset Support provided on-going structural engineering design services on a call-out basis to deliver solutions for facility modifications and construction-related structural issues.

Nelson Point Ore Handling, Australia

BHP Billiton Iron Ore

AMEC Asset Support prepared the shutdown planning framework for the replacement of HV switch gear associated with on-board stacker and reclaimer motor control centres.

Nelson Point Ore Handling, Australia

BHP Billiton Iron Ore

AMEC Asset Support carried out a Selection Phase Study and preliminary design for maintenance warehousing facilities.

Sustaining Capital cont’d..

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Operation Client Description of services

Oyu Tolgoi Copper/Gold Project, Mongolia

Rio Tinto Development of an operations-readiness framework and provision of commissioning support services for the ramp up of the utilities and infrastructure components of the Oyu Tolgoi Project in Mongolia.

OreBody 25 Ore Handling Plant, Australia

BHP Billiton Iron Ore

AMEC Asset Support undertook feasibility studies and the detailed design for improvements to the control system and conveyor arrangements to resolve ore spillage issues affecting plant availability.

Cloudbreak Ore Processing Facility, Australia

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG)

AMEC Asset Support was invited to investigate material flow issues at the primary crushing circuit. A number of modifications were developed that have improved uptime and provided system redundancy.

Black Swan Concentrator, Australia

Norilsk Nickel Australia

AMEC Asset Support carried out an investigation to determine the scope of work required to restore the concentrator facility to operational readiness, following a three year period of care and maintenance.

Kanowna Gold Operation, Australia

Barrick Gold Corporation

AMEC Asset Support conducted an audit of structural integrity of the process facility and developed a remediation programme that balanced risk and criticality against cash-flow considerations.

Newman Beneficiation Plant, Australia

BHP Billiton Iron Ore

AMEC Asset Support prepared a Business Case for the replacement of a dense media separation drum facility and associated elements of the processing circuit based on a review of reliability considerations.

Pt Hedland Rail System, Australia

BHP Billiton Iron Ore

AMEC Asset Support carried out a study to determine optimal methodologies for achieving mechanical isolation for train movements. The study included both track and workshop operations.

Mt Whaleback Ore Processing, Australia

BHP Billiton Iron Ore

AMEC Asset Support conducted an integrity assessment of the truck wash facility which had exhibited severe degradation issues and prepared detailed design for remediation of the affected elements.

Mina Justa Copper Project, Peru

Chariot Resources AMEC Asset Support prepared a maintenance philosophy and planning framework for maintenance strategy development, organisational requirements, management systems and logistics infrastructure.

Fimiston Gold Plant, Australia

KCGM AMEC Asset Support conducted an asset integrity assessment of the primary stockpile canopy structural support system following operations modifications that were not accounted for in the original design.

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Asset Management

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Operation Client Description of services

Australian Gold Operations, Australia

Barrick Gold Corporation

AMEC Asset Support prepared a suite of generic operator training packages designed to provide standarised operating methodologies where applicable. The packages were delivered via an e-platform.

Jabal Sayid Copper Mine, Saudi Arabia

Barrick Gold Corporation

AMEC Asset Support developed and supplied a collection of generic self-paced modules to assist with operator readiness training during commissioning of the facility.

Iron Duke Concentrate Pipeline Upgrade, Australia

Arrium Mining AMEC Asset Support prepared and delivered a series of operator training workshops to support operations readiness for the pipeline following remediation.

Darlot Gold Mine, Australia

Barrick Gold Corporation

AMEC Asset Support developed and supplied an intranet based training resource to assist with training and competency development of operational personnel.

Tenke Fungurume, Democratic Republic of Congo

Freeport-McMoran Inc

As AMEC was the EPCM contractor for this project, AMEC Asset Support utilised in-house design expertise to develop accurate process-specific web-based training material based modules and assessments.

Fimiston Gold Plant, Australia

KCGM AMEC Asset Support supplied KCGM with an intranet based training resource that included basic assessments to assist with training and competency development of operational personnel.

Telfer Copper/Gold Operation, Australia

Newcrest Mining Ltd

AMEC Asset Support prepared a suite of operator training packages and an associated intranet-based knowledge management system.

Lake Cowal Gold Mine, Australia

Barrick Gold Corporation

AMEC Asset Support prepared a suite of operator training packages that included competency-based assessment tools and an associated intranet-based knowledge management system.

Training and Development

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amec.com/mining

Mining & Metals centres of excellence

Australia - Brazil - Canada - Chile - Peru - South Africa - UK - USA

Brisbane Contact

Greg Paholski Manager Asset Support Brisbane

Level 4, 144 Edward Street Brisbane, Queensland 4000 Australia Tel: +61 7 3033 5600 [email protected]

Perth Contact

Simon Doig Manager Asset Support Perth

Level 7, 197 St Georges Terrace Perth, Western Australia 6000 Australia Tel: +61 8 9347 4777 [email protected]