Mining Operations

BGC has a contract for the loading, hauling and dumping of iron ore from the northern tenements (Mt Jackson, 80kms and Windarling, 100kms) to the Koolyanobbing processing plant.  Also included in the contract is road maintenance, management of water supply pumps and distribution locations. Initially a greenfields operations, new infrastructure and haulage terminal needed to be developed. Total contract volume is estimated to be 31 million tonnes.
Up to fifteen (15) specialised minesite build roadtrains will haul product over a 24 hour double shift period to meet schedule requirements.  Payload of each load will be in the vicinity of 185 tonnes.

In April 2009 the haulage contract became part of the Alliance

The initial scope comprised of Drilling, Blasting and Mining of Rocky’s Reward cutback I to access ore below the existing

open pit. The project entailed working around underground open voids to access the nickel ore body.

BGC then provided load & haul and Drill & blast services for the Stage 2 Cutback of the Rockies Reward pit.

The crushing and screening plant was capable of 8 million tonnes per annum was operating at approximately 600,000 tonnes per month.  The ore was crushed to minus 150 mm and stockpiled.

The railed product was scheduled at approximately 600,000 tonnes per month.  The mining schedule was set to meet these targets and was approximately 600,000 bcm per month.  BHP Billiton was the principal employer and BGC hold all statutory responsibilities such as Registered Manager, Quarry Manager, Ventilation officer, Electrical Supervisor etc. BGC was responsible for meeting and exceeding all requirements for the site relating to the environmental license conditions. Approximately 160 people were employed at Jimblebar.

Mining consisted of levelling hills as haulage was downhill loaded. In the open pit mine natural voids were incurred in the first 20m below the surface. The slope of the natural hills ranges between 10° - 60° from the horizontal. The ore was heavy with bulk densities as high as 3.3 tonnes per cubic metre.

Located in the Northern Murchison, Plutonic is located approximately 170km north of Meekatharra.  Works include contract mining, ore haulage and crusher feed.  Two mining fleets operate within a 60km radius of the Plutonic Mill.  Other mining works include the rehandle of low-grade ore, clearing, rehabilitation and transfer of underground ore to the ROM pad.  BGC is contracted to haul up to 150,000 tonnes per month from various satellite mining operations to the Plutonic Mill.  Haulage operations from 9km to 56km are undertaken by Big Foot road trains with payloads of up to 150 tonnes.  Additional works include road maintenance and crusher feed activities.

Load, haul and dump of ore and waste at the open cut tantalum mine including maintenance of the mine's road infrastructure and breaking of oversize rock.

The Boddington Gold Mine is located approximately 130km South East of Perth. Works include clear and grub, open pit mining, topsoil and gravel stripping and contract drainage work.  At peak capacity BGC had 5 mining fleets, 1 scraper fleet, 1 clear and grub fleet, and 1 drainage fleet with over 200 personnel. Total volume to be moved was 16.5 Million BCM.

BGC was contracted to provide drill and blast, load and haul at the Wodgina open cut tantalum mine.  The contract also included maintenance of the haul roads.

Drilling and blasting carried out by BGC personnel.

Contract Volume - Average of 360,000 bcm/month.

BGC COntracting was contracted to provide mining and crusher feed as well as the maintenance of the haul roads.  The mining involved multiple pits, scheduled to supply optimum blend for the process plant. 

Total contract volume was 9.4m bcm.  Small project management jobs also handled by BGC Contracting.

BGC COntracting was contracted to undertake the mining of ore and waste and the crusher feed. Mining was conducted in 4 pits with a combined output of 300,000bcm per months in wet conditions.  Blasting was carried out in all pits 2 to 3 times per week.

BGC undertook all site earthworks, road and tails dam construction.

BGC was contracted to supply road haulage sidetipping roadtrains hauling gold bearing ore from various satellite operations to the Minjar treatment plant.  Haulage operations from 5klm to 45klm is undertaken by triple roadtrains operating double shift.

Management of the Pre-Strip Mining Project at Orebody 18 project 40kms east of Newman.

THe scope included the Pre-Strip development and construction of three pits, haulage roads, infrastructure and ROM pad.

BGC were required to move 2.5mbcm of ore and waste from three pits located approximately 4kms apart. BGC Contracting was responsible for holding all statutory positions. The project employed approximately 100 employees on a fly in/fly out basis out of Newman.

Jundee is located in the Yandal Goldfield of Western Australia, 590kms north east of Perth, and approximately 193kms north from the township of Leinster.  Jundee, the largest of the Yandal operations, began production in 1995.

BGC were contracted to move 2.5 million bcm of material within the Gourdis/Vause Satellite zones. The scope also included rehabilitation of the waste dump and laydown areas.

BGC originally undertook the drill and blast, load and haul operations on 3.22 million bcm of ore and waste material sourced from nine satellite pits.  Three pits located at Area 7 (20kms from mill).  Two pits located at Gourdis (42 kms from mill).  Four pits located at Vause (45kms from mill).

Located 100 kilometres west of Mackay and 35 kilometres North-East of Nebo, the Hail Creek operation produces coal from one of the world's largest coking coal deposits.  The mine was officially opened in November 2003.  BGC undertook to supplement the overburden removal of this newly established mine.  Works included drilling and blasting operations, mining, hauling and dumping of overburden.  The total contract volume was 5.9 million BCM. The work also included the construction of the Workshop and Office complex.

Project consisted of the stand alone Drill & Blast works on a number of satellite open pits.

The major items of work to be provided by BGC Contracting included: Load & Haul, Drill & Blast, Crusher Feed and Wet/Dry Tails removal.

Project terminated after client went into administration.

(Original Est Value: $100.0 million)