Peelhurst Pressure Mains & Pump Station

12 February 2019

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: […]

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Construction of Gravity Sewer and Pressure Main at Peel Terrace

12 February 2019

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 […]

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Borefield Pipeline Installation Mt Keith Nickel Operation

12 February 2019

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 […]

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Alkimos Distribution Main

12 February 2019

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 […]

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Leinster TSF

12 February 2019

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.

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TSF 4 Raise

12 February 2019

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 […]

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Mt Keith TSF

12 February 2019

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 […]

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FMG Ponds

12 February 2019

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 […]

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Tailings Storage Facility Construction TSF4

12 February 2019

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 […]

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Windich Tailings Storage Facility Construction

12 February 2019

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 […]

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Tailings Storage Facility 3

12 February 2019

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 […]

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Blackham TSF

12 February 2019

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 […]

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