Water Project: Newmont (Bannister WA) Cape has been engaged by Newmont Gold Corporation to deliver the D6 Dam and Mine Infrastructure Project at the Boddington mine The overall project scope is to deliver a seven gigalitre water storage facility and includes: Supply and construction of five pumping stations complete with more than 15 pumps Electrical […]
Water Project: Fortescue Metals Group (Mount Sheila WA) Through our Aboriginal KCU joint venture, Cape continues to run one of the largest dewatering programs in the southern hemisphere for FMG, at their Cloudbreak, Christmas Creek and Solomon mine sites in the Pilbara. We have installed approximately 100km of dewatering pipelines annually over the past five years. This includes deposition […]
MEDIA RELEASE Date: 19 October 2021 Dunstans Construction Group awarded University of Queensland contract for the Heron Island Research Station Dunstans Construction Group (Dunstans) – a leading provider of strategic and complex engineering solutions – has been awarded a contract by the University of Queensland to install two seawater intakes at the Heron Island […]
For seven years, Cape provided ROM Pad Management and Primary Crushing services at BHP Nickel West’s Kambalda operations. The contract required Cape to manage and operate a complex ROM, receiving ore from a number of third party sources. After primary crushing, the ore was fed to either a sample crushing circuit or a coarse ore […]
Crushing & Screening Project: BHP JIMBLEBAR Beneficiation Mobile Crushing Package Cape has been engaged to provide specialist crushing, screening and sampling services at BHP Jimblebar Mine site. The contract required Cape to manage and operate a complex Crushing and Screening circuit with specialist Ore sample cutters. A number of Ore quantities were received from a number […]
Water Project: Fortescue Metals Group (Nullagine WA) Through our Aboriginal KCU joint venture, Cape installed culverts for FMG at its Cloudbreak and Christmas Creek mine sites in the Pilbara. The scope of works included: • Survey, level and alignment of culverts at each location • Road diversions to accommodate two-way traffic • Load, transport and unload […]
Communications Project: Telstra (Onslow WA) Cape installed a fibre optic cable from the existing Telstra network to the Chevron LNG Plant in Onslow. The works included: • Installation of 5595m of conduit • 5595m of fibre optic cable hauling through the conduit • Installation of 7 concrete 8 pits The project was challenging in nature […]
Communications & Power Project: Rio Tinto & Calibre (Pilbara WA) The Rail Capacity Enhancement projects were part of Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s plan to expand its iron ore export capacity. Over eighteen months, Cape worked with the principal to upgrade the communications & signalling infrastructure along Rio Tinto’s existing rail network near Cape Lambert in […]
Power & Communications Project: Rio Tinto (Paraburdoo WA) The overall scope of works was to improve the capacity and reliability of the electrical supply to Paraburdoo assets, achieved through the replacement of the existing 11kV reticulation with a 33kV system. Scope also included the replacement of existing 11kV transformers with 33kV units of equal or […]
Communications Project: Roy Hill & Ansaldo (Newman WA) The scope of works undertaken by Cape included the installation of the backbone communications cables required for the Signalling and Communication Systems for the Roy Hill rail line. The project involved ploughing over 500km (266km of duel fibre) through the Pilbara and across environmentally sensitive areas as […]
Communications & Power Project: Alcoa (Myara WA) This project included the installation of: 10km of 315mm and 90mm HDPE pipe 10km HV Power cable 22km LV Power cable 12.5km of fibre optic cable Cape excavated 2 x trenches with a 65T trencher through pre-blasted rock, installing sand bedding, the services, sand cover and protection, and […]
Communications Project: Public Transport Authority (Joondalup WA) The Joondalup Line Pit and Pipe project consisted of the installation of: • A new main conduit route from Glendalough Station to Stirling Station including pits and pipe installation and UTX • A new main conduit route north of Stirling station including pits and pipe installation and UTX […]
Communications Project: Southern Gateway Alliance (Bunbury WA) Scope of works included the installation of a dedicated fibre optic infrastructure along the Perth to Bunbury Highway to enable communications between the Traffic Operations Centre and the Intelligent Transport Systems located on the highway. The installation of a pit and conduit infrastructure along the west side (northbound […]
Gas Project: ATCO (Martin WA) This project required a 900m long DN110mm SDR17 PE100 S2 AS4130 gas main to connect the existing medium pressure gas mains along Connell Avenue, Kelmscott. The new gas main connects the existing end of main near Pries Park Road to the existing end of main near 152 Connell Avenue. This reinforcement […]
Gas Project: NACAP (Gruyere VIC) In 2018, Cape was contracted to supply the skilled operators and trenching equipment to support the construction of the 200km Yamarna Gas pipeline on the Gruyere Gold Project. Trenching equipment utilised: 3 x Vermeer Trencher T955 2 x Vermeer TrencherT1055
Power Project: Western Power (Floreat WA) In 2018, Cape was awarded two packages of work, as part of the Town of Cambridge’s $40 million underground power program – Floreat East and Floreat West, encompassing 1781 homes, 57km of horizontal directional drilling, removal of 965 power poles and the installation of 597 street lights. Cape has been supporting Western […]
Gas Project: Dacian Gold (Laverton WA) The Cape team completed 2.5km of trenching with 600 cubic meters of pipe bedding and backfilling to allow the installation of a 150mm steel gas main at Dacian Gold’s Mt Morgan Mine 20km West of Laverton. The trenching was completed in three days whilst the backfilling was completed in two days, […]
Water Project: Newmont (Bannister WA) Cape is constructing three drainage lines running parallel to the length of the existing buttress for Boddingtons F1/F3 Residue Disposal Area (RDA), including: Embankment toe drain constructed along the toe of the existing embankment Buttress toe drain constructed along the downstream toe of the constructed buttress Perimeter drain constructed outside of the […]
Gas Project: ATCO Gas (Kewdale WA) The scope of works included: • 597m of open trenching and excavation works • 234m Horizontal Directional Drilling • 65m Horizontal Directional Drilling through brick structure and stumps • 896m of marker post installation and reinstatement works along the pipeline corridor • Hydrotesting and DCVG survey works
Gas Project: ATCO Gas (Mandurah WA) Cape was responsible for the installation of the high pressure gas pipeline which will ultimately connect the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline with the Rockingham and Mandurah areas in Western Australia. With a rapidly expanding population in the City of Mandurah there was an increased demand on the dwindling gas […]
Gas Project: ATCO Gas (Midland WA) The Midland PVC Replacement Project involved the replacement of approximately 2850m of main and associated services including all traffic management and reinstatement associated with the works. This project replaced approximately 2230m of 155PVC with DN160mm SDR17 PE and approximately 620m of 100PVC with DN110mm SDR17 PE within Morrison Road […]
Gas Project: ATCO Gas (Ellenbrook WA) The project consisted of the installation of approximately 2700 metres of DN150mm CL150 HP Steel gas main along Pinaster Parade and Lord Street, Ellenbrook – from the corner of existing HP085 at Pinaster Parade going south to Park Street, Henley Brook. A total of 10 drill shots were expedited of which […]
Gas Project: WestNet Energy (Mandurah WA) Tuart Lakes Lifestyle Village development in Baldivis required a new natural gas supply for domestic use with all required headworks. The gas supply would come from the DN160mm SDR17.6 PE80B gas main at the corner of McDonald Rd and Fifty Rd, Baldivis. A new 2400m long x DN160mm SDR11 […]
Gas Project: ATCO Gas (Henley Brook WA) The scope of work for this project comprised of two parts: the installation and commissioning of a DN160mm SDR11 PE 100 SW AS4130 pipeline from Lord Street to Starflower Place between Gnangara Road and Park Street and the installation and commissioning of a DN110mm SDR17 PE80B/100 S2 AS4130 pipeline from […]
Power Project: Leighton Contractors (Geraldton WA) Located approximately 40km south-east of Geraldton, the project included trenching, cable installation, backfilling and HV termination works for the connection of 22 wind turbines.
Water Project: Pilbara Minerals (Marble Bar WA) In 2018, Cape undertook water infrastructure works for Pilbara Minerals at its Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project. Our team continues to provide assistance with the removal, installation and adhoc management of its dewatering bore infrastructure. The original scope of work included the provision of pipelines, earthworks, telemetry control system, submersible bore […]
Power Project: (North Brown Hill SA) Cape successfully completed installation works at a wind farm located in North Brown Hill, South Australia using the company’s unique ploughing installation method. Our team installed 65km of high voltage power and fibre optic cabling, ultimately connecting 55 wind turbines. Minimal disturbance was caused to the surrounding livestock and natural vegetation, […]
Power Project: Western Power (Claremont WA) The scope of works included the installation of one 132 kV cable circuit and two communication ducts over a route distance of approximately 850 metres. Specifically: • Cable Installation – Directional Drilling and Open Trenching: 2 x 132 kV single core 400 mm2 copper conductor, XLPE insulated, copper tape and […]
Power Project: Western Power (Perth WA) This project consisted of excavation, installation and backfilling works of two 132kV underground cable circuits in flat formation from the cable termination structures located inside the Milligan Street Substation to the existing underground cable joints in the Northern side of junction between Milligan Street and Murray Street. Installed alongside […]
Power Project: Western Power (Sinagra WA) Cape has been engaged to install two 132kV circuits of underground transmission line as well as supply and construct foundations for transition poles as part of the Main Roads WA overpass bridge construction at the intersection of Joondalup Drive and Wanneroo Road.
Power Project: Western Power (Perth WA) Cape undertook the task of installing three new feeder cables in existing conduits and extend the existing spare conduits by approximately 20 metres under the railway reserve between East Parade and Summer Street, East Perth.
Power Project: Western Power (Maida Vale WA) In 2018, Cape secured a contract to energise the Public Transport Authority’s new Maida Vale Substation, as part of the Forrestfield Airport Link Project. Our team is installing approximately 3.5km of three phase underground cable, communications ducts and associated pits to create a new transmission line from the existing 132kV […]
Power Project: Stocklands (Harrisdale WA) This project involved the construction and installation of: • Approximately 6.2km of 1 x 400mm2 HV feeder cable & conduit from Southern River Zone Substation to Pole termination of Warton road • 400mm2 HV cable joint bay • Cable joints to the feeder cable • HV straight joints • Sheath testing of […]
Power Project: Western Power (Perth WA) Stage 1 included the installation of eight no. 150 diameter A15:B15 carrying 11kv feeder cable through the Perth city centre to supply the new BHP building. The cables were laid within eight conduits beneath the road pavement in a trench approximately 1.3m width and 1.2m deep. This project required close liaison […]
Power Project: Western Power (Claremont WA) The scope of works for this project included: A section of the existing WT-CTE 81 overhead 132kV transmission line was moved underground and replaced between existing pole 49 (Eastern side of the alignment) and pole 57 (Western side of the alignment) Installation of one new cable transition structure, transitioning […]
Power Project: BHP Billiton & Calibre (Port Hedland WA) Located in the Pilbara region, Cape was engaged to supply, install and commission high voltage and low voltage power infrastructure to BHP Billiton assets in and around Port Hedland and Finucane Island. The scope included: 100km of LV cable 40km of HV cable 7 x switchgears […]
Power Project: BHP Billiton & Theiss (Newman WA) The project was located approximately 39km east of Newman and involved detailed earthworks, trenching, bedding, and backfilling of underground services as well as the installation of electrical and communications infrastructure. The scope included: 206,000 bcm of detailed earthworks 41km of Raw Water and Portable Water Pipelines 4km Oily […]
Power Project: ETSA (Jamestown SA) The installation at the Bluff Wind Farm situated in Jamestown, South Australia comprised 15,500mtrs of HV cable, 28,000mtrs fibre optic cable and 25,500mtrs earth wire connecting 25 turbines putting our EcoPlough with its unique ploughing method to work. This project was environmentally friendly with minimal disturbance to the vegetation and […]
TSF & Ponds Project: Blackham Resources (Wiluna WA) Cape was contracted to: Load & Haul 775,000m3 of material to build the TSF J Stage 1A/1B Decommissioning of monitoring bores Re-location of existing tailings and waste stockpiles Excavation of selected materials from designated borrow areas and stockpiles located within existing waste dumps, placed and spread to […]
TSF & Ponds Project: Goldfields (Widgiemooltha WA) A volume of 127,890m3 of tailings was excavated, placed and compacted to raise the perimeter walls by 2.5m. This has a common wall with another existing tailings storage facility cell. Tailings was excavated from a shallow borrow pit within the facility. As this was a wet lift so […]
TSF & Ponds Project: FMG (Laverton WA) 1.4 million BCM of materials were loaded, hauled, placed and compacted utilising Caterpillar 793 and 777 Dump trucks, EX3600 Excavators and Caterpillar D10 Dozers to construct the outer TSF walls. To facilitate faster construction, the construction material was moisture conditioned in situ with a “rice” paddy type of […]
TSF & Ponds Project: Goldfields 163,000 BCM of materials were loaded, hauled, placed and compacted utilising Doosan 48t Excavators, JCB 36t Excavator, Caterpillar D6 Swampy track Dozer, 18t Pad Foot Roller, Cat 740 Ejector Trucks, Volvo Articulated Water Truck and Komatsu GD655 Grader to raise the outer TSF walls and Decant Structure by 2.5m. Cape […]
TSF & Ponds Project: Fortescue Metals Group (Mulga Downs WA) Cape was contracted to build a series of three settlement and transfer ponds across both the Cloudbreak and Christmas Creek mine sites: Kangaroo Turkey Nest Norkfolk Transfer Pond CC2 Settlement Pond The scope of works included: Dewatering below the water table Excavation, placement, compaction earthworks as […]
TSF & Ponds Project: BHP Billiton (Wiluna WA) Since 2005, Cape has worked constantly on the Central discharge facility at Mt Keith which has an internal wall perimeter of 15km. These works involve 3 x long-reach excavators ranging from 30T-50T, 20T LGP excavator, LGP Dozers, padfoot rollers and when required Cat 740 ejector trucks. To date […]
TSF & Ponds Project: Goldfields (Widgiemooltha WA) 163,000 BCM of materials were loaded, hauled, placed and compacted utilising Doosan 48t Excavators, JCB 36t Excavator, Caterpillar D6 Swampy track Dozer, 18t Pad Foot Roller, Cat 740 Ejector Trucks, Volvo Articulated Water Truck and Komatsu GD655 Grader to raise the outer TSF walls and Decant Structure by […]
TSF & Ponds Project: BHP Billiton (Leinster WA) 1,581,500 BCM of materials were loaded, hauled, placed and compacted raise the outer TSF walls and Decant Structure by 2.5m over 5 separate lifts. Additional scope included relocation the Tailings feed and return water pipelines.
Water Project: Water Corporation (Alkimos WA) Stage 1 – 1735m DN800 and 1106m DN700 Mild Steel Cement Lined (MSCL) Water Distribution Main along Marmion Ave between Santorini Blvd and Shorehaven Blvd. Construction of 2 off take branches including 49m of DN500 MSCL and 4m of DN400 MSCL. Connections and tie-ins including: • To the existing […]
Water Project: BHP Billiton (Wiluna WA) This was a 35km pipeline installation as part of a major upgrade to site processing facility. To comply with environmental conditions, the pipeline had to be buried the whole 35km with a trenching machine being utilised for this. The poly pipe was welded in compliance to the conditions set out […]
Water Project: Water Corporation (Busselton WA) Supply and Install approximately 563m of DN250 PE100 pressure main on Cammilleri Street and Peel Terrace by Horizontal Directional Drilling; supply and install 100m of 375 PVC Gravity Sewer by open trench incl. but not limited to the supply and installation of plastic lined access chamber and preparation for […]
Water Project: Water Corporation (Rockingham WA) Supply, construction, installation, testing and commissioning of 5,780m of new DN375GRP and DN400 PE100 PN20 distribution main, fittings, pits and access chambers. Supply, construction, and installation of all precast and in cast situ concrete structures, along Warnbro Sound Ave. The project also involved the upgrading of 3 Pump Stations: […]
Water Project: Water Corporation (Port Hedland WA) Construction of DN630 Yule Bore Collector Main 6.2km of DN630 PN12.5 HDPE pipe including clearing, stringing from stockpile, welding, trenching, backfill, valves and pressure testing 6.2km of access track construction including demolition of six existing culverts along the 6km collector main access track and construction of six new […]
Water Project: Water Corporation (Narembeen WA) Manufacture, supply, construction, installation, testing and pre-commissioning of civil, structural, mechanical, process, electrical, instrumentation & control (I & C) infrastructure assets for the MS Extension Narembeen TWS Upgrade. Including supply, delivery to site and installation of all Tie-ins’, section valves, air & scour valves, and associated ancillaries. Supply and […]
Water Project: Water Corporation (Carnarvon WA) Stage 1 Construction, installation, testing and commissioning of 10.5km of DN630 PN12.5 HDPE to replace the existing DN600 Asbestos Cement (AC) bore water collector main. Including supply, delivery to site and installation of all Tie-ins’, section valves, air & scour valves, stock watering points, bore connection fittings and ancillaries. […]
Water Project: Water Corporation (West Busselton WA) Construction of Busselton West Street DN450 Pressure Main Replacement including: 655m of DN450 HDPE PN16 Pressure Main installed by horizontal directional drilling along verge of a swamp 151m of DN450 HDPE PN16 Pressure Main installed by horizontal directional drilling under Frederick Street Installation of 500m temporary DN200 HDPE […]
Water Project: Water Corporation (Yalyalup WA) Package 2A: This package comprised of approximately 8172m of PN16 DN300 O-PVC pressure main and 405m of DN400 SDR11 HDPE pressure main. It included the construction of approximately 555m of PN12 DN250 U-PVC pressure main from the existing Blum Boulevard pressure main connection point on Hawker Approach to a […]
Crushing & Screening Project: Tawana Resources (Widgiemooltha WA) Cape is required to crush, screen, stockpile and feed approximately 6 million tonnes of lithium and tantalum into the Bald Hill Processing Plant as part of Tawana Resources’ maiden operation in the Eastern Goldfield.
Crushing & Screening Project: Talison Minerals (Greenbushes WA) Cape is required to crush screen and stockpile approximately 3 million tonnes of lithium ore at Talison’s flag ship mine Greenbushes.
Crushing & Screening Project: BHP Billiton (Kambalda East WA) For seven years, Cape provided ROM Pad Management and Primary Crushing services at BHP Nickel West’s Kambalda operations. The contract required Cape to manage and operate a complex ROM, receiving ore from a number of third party sources. After primary crushing, the ore was fed to […]
Crushing & Screening Project: Mt Gibson Iron (Koolan Island WA) In excess of 7.5 million tonnes of material was produced during this crushing and screening contract. Output level and specifications were determined by the client with a large amount of DSO produced. The contract required 24/7 operations and production of DSO -6.3mm fines peaked at […]
Crushing & Screening Project: Rio Tinto (Mount Sheila WA) The scope of work for this contract included primary crusher design, fabrication, installation, operation and ROM Management. Cape was required to design, fabricate, transport, and assemble a turnkey primary crushing facility for the contract. The facility was installed in two stages feeding directly into the client […]
Crushing & Screening Project: AngloGold Ashanti (Plumridge Lakes WA) Cape has been engaged to provide crushing and screening services at AngloGold’s Tropicana operations, as the result of two performance-related contract extensions. Utilising mobile crushing and screening circuits Cape is required to produce 180,000 tonnes of Blast Hole Stemming at -25mm+10mm and 934,000 tonnes of Road Base at […]
TSF & Ponds Project: BHP Billiton (Feysville WA) A volume of 80,000m3 of material was loaded, hauled, placed and compacted to construct four perimeter walls 10m high. Material was excavated from a shallow borrow pit within the facility. Wet weather conditions during construction meant that constant control was required to ensure moisture and compaction levels were […]
Power Project: Western Power (Muchea WA) Cape has been engaged to relocate distribution assets along Great Northern Highway to facilitate the completion of the Main Roads WA Great Northern Highway – Muchea to Wubin (Stage 2) Project. The scope includes approximately: 2.5km of underground cable, 1.6km of conduit, 18km of conductor and 116 new wooden poles […]
Communications & Power Project: NRW (Newman WA) BHP’s South Flank deposit is located approximately 130 km by road north-west of the town of Newman, and approximately 8 km to the south of the Companys existing Mining Area C operation. Cape have been engaged by NRW to deliver piping and electrical packages as part of NRW’s […]
Water Project: Altura Mining (Pilgangoora WA) Cape was engaged by Altura Mining to undertake the installation of a 10km TSF pipeline and supporting infrastructure, including pump manifolds and reverse osmosis plant pipeworks. In addition, Cape also performed horizontal directional drilling (HDD) works to install 155m of DN250 pipe under the BHP rail line. The project, located […]
Communications Project: Rio Tinto (Newman WA) The Koodaideri ore development is a new iron ore mine that will be constructed for Rio Tinto (RTIO). The mine is located approximately 110 km west-north-west of Newman in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. To allow for the transportation of the Koodaideri iron ore product a new 170km […]
Water Project: Water Corporation (Balingup WA) Cape was engaged by the Water Corporation to install 450mm PE Wastewater Pressure Main pipeline. The pipeline corridor passed through a Bush Forever site that is also a wetlands catchment. To minimise the need for clearing and disturbance of potential acid sulphate soil, Cape’s EcoPlough was chosen as the most environmentally friendly option […]
Water Project: FMG (Port Hedland WA) The FMG Iron Bridge Magnetite Project is for the development of a new magnetite mine (including processing and transport facilities) and associated infrastructure at the Iron Bridge Magnetite Project site to support production of 22 wet million tonnes per annum (wmtpa) of high grade, magnetite concentrate product. The Iron […]