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1. CONTRACT MINE SUPPORT
CAPABILITY
Delivering underground infrastructure
FORMATION OF McCONNELL DOWELL MASTERMYNE JOINT VENTURE;
COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION FOR THE UNDERGROUND COAL SECTOR
2. MORE THAN JUST A
MINING CONTRACTOR
McConnell Dowell & Mastermyne have formed a highly
capable team to enable the delivery of the underground
infrastructure including the Cut & Cover, Drift Driveage and
Ancillary Works.
3.
4. McConnell Dowell and Mastermyne have formed
a highly capable team of delivering underground
infrastructure to the mining industry. This Joint
Venture has been ‘Made-to-Mine’.
The McConnell Dowell and Mastermyne
Joint Venture (MDMJV) unites the
respective strengths of two of Australia’s
strongest and most capable underground
contractors from the civil infrastructure
and coal mining sectors, forming arguably
the most robust delivery team for “mine-
to-market” projects.
The McConnell Dowell Mastermyne Joint
Venture provides resource owners and
developers a total mine solution. Feasibility
through to market delivery, we have the
depth and capacity to offer all disciplines.
MDMJV will provide the necessary step
to change the underground coal sector
for the safe and efficient delivery of mine
access drives using rapid advance, full
face tunnelling technology. This would in
turn make resource access more efficient,
cheaper, and safer.
Our international and domestic
workforces continue to show steady
growth, with more than 10 000 staff
combined and all with one culture
and goal – to ensure we remain at the
forefront.
Our people represent the best and
brightest in their fields. We’re proud of
the passion and success of our teams
in striving to be the industry leaders,
and it shows in our individual results
– as a Joint Venture we are even more
formidable.
Our fundamental philosophy of finding
creative solutions to engineering and
construction challenges for clients
has never changed, with ongoing
relationships with our clients being one
of our key strategies. We each have
a track record of building long-term
relationships with both national and
international clients, which is testament
to our innovative and client-focused
capability.
We believe that our Joint Venture is
capable of providing superior advance
rates and a safe work system within
a fully compliant framework. This
methodology will significantly change
the face of Australian coal mines. It will
enable a lower cost per unit of coal from
underground mines, and through the use
of innovation will reduce the number of
people required to work underground.
1. WHO WE ARE
Long term relationship with tier 1 mining companies
Length of contract relationship (years)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14
VALE
BMA
BHP BILLITON
RIO TINTO
ANGLO AMERICAN
XSTRATA
5. 2. MDMJV GROSVENOR COAL
MINE TBM DRIFT WORKS CLIENT
LOCATION
VALUE
START DATE
END DATE
ANGLO AMERICAN
GROSVENOR COAL MINE, QLD
AUD 12M
MARCH 2015
OCTOBER 2015
7PEAK
STAFF
28
4,000 m3
13,500 t
PEAK
LABOUR
TOTAL
CONCRETE
PRECAST
The McConnell Dowell and Mastermyne Joint Venture (MDMJV)
unites the respective strengths of two of Australia’s strongest and
most capable underground contractors from the civil infrastructure
and coal mining sectors, forming arguably the most robust delivery
team for “mine-to-market” projects.
MDMJV Project Team were recognised for their
safety record and management record during the
course of the project.
AngloAmerican approached McConnell Dowell Mastermyne (MDMJV)
early 2015 to complete the TBM Drift works for Grosvenor Coal
Mine.
The work scope included the following:
• Installation of Drift Floor within Conveyor (CV) and Men
and Materials (MM) Drifts
• Excavation and Shotcrete of Man Refuges
• Installation and Commissioning of Blast Doors for CV and
MM Drifts
• Installation of LED Lighting within CV and MM Drifts
• Completion of Surface Portal Works at CV and MM
Portals
• Concrete Ramp Pours at Pit Bottom from Installed Floor
Segments to Mine Pits
• TBM Drift Fit-out works
• Surface TBM Portal works including concrete ramp
construction, surface sump
MDMJV as a team brought the following value as a whole to
the Grosvenor Coal Mine project:
SCHEDULE OPTIMISATION
Started with 43 week programme and completed core work
in 28 weeks
PROCUREMENT OPTIMISATION
Smarter solutions proposed by the team saved Anglo
significant costs
QUALITY OUTCOMES
With systems and process the quality of work produced,
with supporting documentation, was of the highest order.
COLLABORATION
Having combined civil and mining skills, within the Anglo
office, made for a dynamic and positive culture of a high
performing team.
MDMJV worked closely with Anglo American to obtain all
approvals and to ensure all management plans were implemented
without delaying construction programme.
6. 3. MCCONNELL DOWELL
TUNNEL & UNDERGROUND
Our tunnelling capability is unrivalled. More than 30
years’ experience, the delivery of 140 km of tunnels,
and over 4 million tonnes of materials moved: this is
the McConnell Dowell difference.
550,000m3BULK
EXCAVATION
32 kmPIPEWORK
800,000m3
80,000m3
25,000 m2
600 km
64
100,000 m3
22 km
TUNNEL SPOIL
STRUCTURAL
CONCRETE
BRIDGES
CABLING
JET FANS
TUNNEL LINING CONCRETE
(24,000 SEGMENTS)
ROAD BARRIERS
Bogong Power
Development Project
Mandalong Coal,
Delta Decline
PROJECT SUMMARY:
The Bogong Power Development
Project, awarded to McConnell Dowell
by AGL Southern Hydro in September
2006, consists of a network of tunnels
and shafts and the construction of a
new underground hydro electric power
station near the Victorian ski fields at
Falls Creek. The power station forms
part of AGL Southern Hydro’s strategic
energy framework for the supply of
green peak demand power. It harnesses
the Rocky Valley and Pretty Valley
branches of the East Kiewa River and
existing water resources released from
the Mackay Creek Power Station to
generate 140MW of renewable power.
The construction of the underground
power station included the excavation
of the station box, a top down
excavation utilising secant pile walls,
rock anchors and excavation in rock to
25 m below the ground. The massive
box was created from which 30,000
cubic metres of material was excavated,
and the power station structure
required over 10,000 cubic metres of
concrete.
Pivotal to the success of the power
station is the co-ordination of the
crucial mechanical equipment including
turbines, generators, draft tubes and
inlet valves and scroll casings. These
massive individual pieces require
installation as the power station is
constructed from the depths of the
excavation.
CHALLENGES
Being constructed in an alpine national
park meant the project was highly
scrutinised by AGL Southern Hydro
and the EPA – and the results were
exceptional. To quote AGL Southern
Hydro’s Project Manager John Arnold:
“The statutory authorities cannot speak
highly enough about the work done by
McConnell Dowell. The work they are
doing is being used as a benchmark for
future projects.”
3 6.5km of 5m diameter hardrock
TBM tunnel;
3 1.3km of drill and blast tunnels;
3 250m of 5m diameter shafts;
3 5,000 ton penstock liners.
KEY FACTS
CLIENT
LOCATION
CONTRACT
VALUE
START DATE
END DATE
CLIENT
LOCATION
VALUE
START DATE
END DATE
AGL SOUTHERN HYDRO
BOGONG, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT
AUD 180MA
SEPTEMBER 2006
NOVEMBER 2009
CENTENNIAL COAL
NEWCASTLE, NEW SOUTH WALES
AUD 14M
APRIL 2004
SEPTEMBER 2005
This project required the excavation
of a 6 m x 2.6 m decline, on a site
that consisted of conglomerate and
sandstone ranging up to 140 MPa in
hardness.
McConnell Dowell employed a unique
blast and drill option to meet the
challenge.
A completely pneumatic system
avoided the procurement risks
presented by the flame-proofed
electrical equipment and permanent
gas monitoring systems traditionally
used within a decline.
The roof support crawler rig, custom
designed and built as part of the
project, was the first of its kind in the
world.
The project was awarded to McConnell
Dowell by Centennial Coal and was
completed within 18 months.
7. Mastermyne commenced its first
development contract 14 years ago
at the Kestrel North Mine in Central
Queensland. Since that initial project,
we have driven more than 200 km
of roadways on 12 sites across
Queensland and New South Wales.
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KESTREL
M
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EXPAN
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KESTREL
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300
250
200
150
50
100
Best Performance
Weekly Average
MPOH
3.90
MPOH
3.00
MPOH
2.90
MPOH
1.90
Average
uptime
60.50
Average
uptime
56.00
Average
uptime
56.00
Average
uptime
85.00
During 2012
Mastermyne
completed more
than 1,000,000
man hours in
development
works.
DEVELOPMENT
STATISTICS
OUR OPERATIONAL CULTURE
• Positive and supportive interaction
between supervisors and employees
• No barriers between workforce and
management
• Relevant communication with crews at
start of shift, during work and a debrief by
supervisors at the end of each shift
• Compliance and standards are mandatory
• Crews are managed by interaction,
motivation, review and a consistent and
fair disciplinary procedure
• Management are required to get out of
the office and into the workplace
• Planning for each task is critical
• We set realistic goals and beat them
• We take pride in our reputation as one of
the country’s leading underground coal
roadway development contractors
• Site teams sequence, plan and execute
with a high degree of accuracy and
compliance
• Our service is backed up with strong
systems around planning, maintenance
and reporting
• We have the right development
equipment including; 3 Continuous
Miners, shuttle cars, breaker feeders and
electrical equipment.
MORANBAH
NORTH
DENDROBIUM KESTREL KESTREL MINE
EXTENSION
236 metres average
rate 170 metres average
rate
160 metres average
rate (gateroad)285
795
3.9
9,938
best weekly
metres
268 best weekly
metres
monthly average
metres
m/operating hour
average
2.9 m/operating hour
average
3.0 m/operating hour
3.0 m/operating hour
average
metres driven in
FY2014
1,272best monthly
metres
4,4516 months drivage
100 cut hours achieved
(119 hours peak)
219
795
best weekly
metres
best monthly
metres
4. EXPERTS IN
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
8. 5. OUTBYE SERVICES
EXPERIENCE
Mastermyne currently undertakes
strata control
support on 15 workfronts
Mastermyne is one of the leading
installers of secondary support in
Australian coal mines. This includes the
installation of:
• Strata support such as, mega bolts, hi
tens, cable bolts, roof bolts, rib bolts,
meshing and shotcrete
• Quality controlled and well developed
tracking systems
• Significant experience in fall recovery
• Specialised equipment to support
secondary support work, air
tracks, QDS bolters and hand held
equipment
Mastermyne is a specialist in
all forms of outbye services
including
• Roadworks;
• Pumping;
• Conveyor maintenance, and
• Service extension/
retractions.
OUTBYE
EXPERIENCE
SECONDARY
SUPPORT
EXPERIENCE
SECONDARY
SUPPORT
EXPERIENCE
Client Site Scope of Services
BMA Crinum
Road works, transportation of
supplies and materials, stone
dusting, cleaning, concrete works,
water control and pipe work.
BHP Dendrobium
Concrete works, road works,
transportation of supplies and
materials, stone dusting, cleaning,
conveyor maintenance, water
control and pipe work, sump
construction and cable recovery.
BHP
West Cliff
and Appin
Area 9
Concrete works, road works,
transportation of supplies and
materials, stone dusting, cleaning,
conveyor maintenance, water
control and pipe work, sump
construction and cable recovery.
Rio
Tinto
Kestrel
South
Road works, transportation of
supplies and materials, stone
dusting, cleaning, conveyor
maintenance, water control and
pipe work.
15
DENDROBIUM
2014
KESTREL MINE
EXPANSION
PROJECT
WESTCLIFF
2014
2,8872.4m roof bolt
6,0008m Megabolts
10,3538m Megabolts
1,3731.8m rib bolt
35,700galvanised high
tensile roof bolts
2991.8m roof bolt
12,000rib bolt
518Burrell
support can
MORANBAH
NORTH workfronts3
GROSVENOR
workfronts2
DENDROBIUM
workfronts4
WEST CLIFF /
AREA APPIN 9 workfronts4
KESTREL
workfronts2
Mastermyne’s current strata
control workfronts
We have performed
these services
at many mines
throughout QLD and
NSW.
Mastermyne has developed an ISO9001 Quality
Management System targeting our Polymeric Chemical
processes and certification was obtained with SAI Global
on 1 September 2014. This certification complements our
existing AS4801 and ISO14001 certifications that cover
the entire business including the Polymeric Chemical
activities. Formal licensing to carry out Polymeric
Chemical work in NSW coal mines was obtained in
December 2014. Current licensed products include Strata
Bond and Mineral Bond.
Working closely with our partners including Orica, DSI
and BASF to offer a range of different products.
We are currently mobilising to complete strata injection
around Wambo North’s longwall 10, 50psi seals.
STRATA SUPPORT
INJECTION
PRODUCTS (PUR)
9. Mastermyne have
recently undertaken
planning, coordination,
supervision and
execution of civil,
electrical and
mechanical works for
Conveyor projects on
the following sites:
MORANBAH
NORTH
15.3kmsof conveyor
structure installed
Inclusive of 601 Long wall conveyor, main
gate 109 longwall development conveyor
main gate 111 development conveyor, UC
110 development conveyor, main gate 202
conveyor, main gate 203 conveyor, main
gate 204 conveyor and main gate 108
conveyor. Average performance 1 month
after handover of these conveyors was 99%.
15.6kmsof conveyor
structure removed
Inclusive of 601 Longwall conveyor, main
gate 109 longwall development onveyor,
main gate 202 conveyor, main gate 203
conveyor, main gate 204 conveyor and main
gate 108 conveyor.
90,000 hours worked on the Moranbah North site for
conveyor installations, removals, extensions
and upgrades over the past 5 years
KESTREL MINE
EXPANSION
1400
cubic metres of concrete placed
Included sumps, conveyor drive
base, foundations, roadways and
general concrete works.
7.5kmsof conveyor
structure installed
Included Main trunk conveyor,
MG401 development, MG401
production, MG402 development
and 3 Jiffy conveyors.
8.2kmsof conveyor
structure removed
Included MG401 development,
B-Heading conveyor and Jiffy
conveyors.
8.5kmsof pipe work installation
Included 6’ and 8’ pipe, valving,
droppers, services points, air,
water and de-watering, and
pressure reducing stations.
10kmsof tube bundles
Completed installation in both
drifts and pit bottom, plus
commissioning.
NORTH
GOONYELLA
General conveyor installation works
including longwall development and
production conveyors.
KESTREL
NORTH
Long wall conveyor
installation and
conveyor extension
and retractions.
CRINUM
Maingate installations and
extensions, life of mine in pit and
ramp conveyor installations.
Up-grade
of UC002
trunk
conveyor
Truck conveyor capacity increased from 4000
to 6000tph, inclusive of drive up-grades,
drive pulley and snub pulley replacement and
jib replacement with new de-watering unit.
Performance 1 month after handover was
95.86% LTU mobile carriage pulley upgrade,
installed dewater chutes at tripper locations.
Extension
of UC003
trunk
conveyor
Including recovery of Jiffy & combi drives,
road and concrete works, bolting and meshing,
installation of transfer station for MG110
and hanging structure for life of mine trunk
conveyor. Performance 1 month after handover
was 97.36%.
Across QLD and NSW Underground
Mines Mastermyne has installed over
300 trunk, maingate, development
and drift conveyors.
BROADMEADOWS
Multiple maingate removal and
install and commission.
KESTREL
SOUTH
Maingate removals and
installations, Trunk belt retractions/
extensions.
CARBOROUGH
DOWNS
Development conveyor installations and
removals, longwall conveyor installations
and removals, trunk conveyor extensions.
OAKY NORTH
& NORTH 1
Development conveyor removals,
longwall conveyor installations including
drive heads and Trunk conveyor
extensions.
6. EXTENSIVE CONVEYOR
EXPERIENCE