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Abbot Point Australia

Ongoing global demand, driven by emerging economies, is pressuring the resources industry to mine, process and export commodities quicker than ever, but still at a competitive cost.

Our expertise

Khumani Iron Ore Mine Expansion South Africa

With resources knowledge developed over

50 years in the industry, Aurecon offers global

experience in engineering, management

and technical services across the entire

project lifecycle.

Our specialities include feasibility studies, civil

and services infrastructure design, facility

layout and structural design, process services

and specialist machinery design, site

surveying, seaboard and overland bulk

materials handling, ports, rail, existing facility

operational support and project management.

We integrate and align our teams with our

clients to deliver best practice project

outcomes across safety, risk, quality, budget

and schedule.

Our expertise

Our key strength is our expertise across the entire product lifecycle, from studies right through to delivery and post-project reviews. Our integrated approach, using capabilities that cover the entire production chain, allows us to deliver facilities and services that are functional, economic, sustainable and on budget.

Health and Safety

Health & Safety comes first in everything we

do and is a core value for Aurecon. We foster

this by appointing experienced teams who

combine a deep understanding of the

management of Health & Safety with that

of our clients.

We integrate and align our teams with our

clients to deliver best practice project

outcomes across safety, risk, quality, budget

and schedule.

Technical specialties

Dalrymple Bay Australia

Engineering, procurement and

construction management (EPCM) Aurecon offers a comprehensive EPCM service geared to the

development and expansion of mine, rail, seaboard import

and export terminals, and associated mine, port and marine

facilities. Our specialties range from feasibility studies to

delivery, including detailed design, procurement and

management of all requisite materials, equipment and

contracting services, and construction.

Mine infrastructure We draw on a large cross-section of our capabilities - civil,

transport, geotechnical, structural, mechanical and electrical

engineering - to deliver comprehensive market leading mine

infrastructure. Aurecon offers a full range of end-to-end mine

infrastructure services across roads, buildings, construction

management, energy, water, control systems, airstrips, waste

and environmental management.

Technical specialties

Jilalan Rail Yard Upgrade Australia

Heavy haul rail As an international leader in developing and managing

heavy haul railways and rail operations for bulk materials,

our specialist knowledge covers the full spectrum of rail

engineering and development, as well as bulk transport

chains and interfaces. Our specialist services range from

studies and estimating to master planning, simulation and

asset management.

Bulk materials handling We have developed seven of the world’s ten largest coal

port terminals and have more than 50 years of experience

in developing and implementing advanced technical

designs for all aspects of major materials handling systems.

Our cost-effective designs focus on individual system

components operating cohesively together, which

maximises productivity and reduces operational delays for

our clients.

Technical specialties

Rössing Uranium Mine Expansion Namibia

Resource project development A new partnership, the JK Aurecon Alliance, offers a new

resource project development approach that links expert

assessment of mine and metal extraction with enabling

infrastructure. Specialising in resources studies, reviews

throughout the project life cycle and the role of owner’s

engineer, the Alliance delivers a ‘new generation’ of

resource project development solutions by thinking outside

the box to incorporate infrastructure design into the

geometallurgy and mine design process.

Asset management Aurecon develops and implements robust asset

management plans that maintain the performance,

continuity and profitability of our clients’ assets, helping

optimise returns throughout the asset’s life cycle.

A tailored services mix As clients move through the project life cycle, we offer a range of multidisciplinary

capabilities, enabling us to tailor a service mix for each individual client.

A tailored services mix

Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Australia

Client DBCT Management Pty Ltd

Aurecon has been integrally involved in the ongoing

planning, design and project delivery of the Dalrymple Bay

Coal Terminal over its 30 year development history. We

undertook the design and project management of the

initial development, commissioned in 1983 as the first

common user coal export terminal in Queensland. This

engagement continued through subsequent development,

as additional inloading, stockyard and outloading capacity

has been progressively added.

The most recently completed stage 7 expansion

(DBCT7X), provides a terminal with three rail receival

facilities and three shiploaders at berths located 4 kms

offshore. It increases the terminal’s capacity by 50 per

cent to a nameplate rating of 85 million tonnes per annum

(Mtpa), making it the third largest terminal in the world.

Aurecon, in a joint venture with Hatch, integrated full

engineering, procurement and construction management

(EPCM) services for DBCT7X which was delivered in

three phases.

Our global success stories

Khumani Iron Ore Mine Expansion South Africa

Client Assmang Limited

Aurecon provided engineering services for both Phase 1

and Phase 2 of the Khumani Expansion Project. The

Khumani iron ore mine was expanded to replace the

tonnage of Assmang’s Beeshoek mine, which had

reached the end of its economic life and was unable to

sustain production.

The main components of Aurecon’s scope of work

included: bulk earthworks and layer works for the crusher

tip terrace; workshop platform design; overland conveyor

terrace/road design; stacker and reclaimer bunds for the

run-of-mine (ROM) and product load-out; bulk water

supply; provision of access roads and onsite roads; civil

engineering services; and stormwater management and

attenuation dams design.

Our global success stories

GAP 50 Rail Project Australia

Client Queensland Rail

Part of the Goonyella to Abbot Point (GAP) Expansion

Project was an upgrade designed to boost the system’s

capacity to handle increased traffic generated by the on-

going growth in coal exports from the Bowen Basin

region. The system maintains and services selected trains

from both the Goonyella and Newlands coal systems.

Working as part of the Coal Stream Alliance (CSA),

comprising QR National, Macmahon, MVM Rail, Aurecon

Hatch and Parsons Brinckerhoff, we were engaged to

deliver the project in stages to meet the predicted

increase in export demand for coal through the Abbot

Point port.

The upgrade was undertaken in two phases, with the CSA

delivering the total scope of the Abbot Point to Bogie

River section of the project, from detailed engineering to

construction and commissioning of all civil works. The civil

works were successfully installed on time and within

budget and increased the system’s coal handling capacity

to 50 Mtpa.

Our global success stories

Cigading International Bulk Terminal Indonesia

Client PT Cigading International Bulk Terminal

Aurecon provided conceptual design, bid document

evaluation, design audit and employer’s representative

services for the Cigading International Bulk Terminal

(CIBT). Stage 1 of the project provides the coal terminal

with an initial capacity of 4.5 million tonnes per annum

(Mtpa), which will be increased to 7.5 Mtpa during

stage 2.

Stage 1 consists of two phases for Aurecon, including

provision of design audit and employer’s representative

services during construction stage. It incorporates nine

flights of belt conveyors, two barge unloaders, three

stockpiles of 130 000 tonnes and one shiploader.

Aurecon developed the conceptual design which formed

the base of the owner’s tender package, and has since

assisted the owner in bid evaluation and design review

for all disciplines (excluding geotechnical), the preparation

of regular progress reports and chairing monthly

stakeholder meetings.

Our global success stories

Moatize Coal Mine Phase I Mozambique

Client Vale

Aurecon provided a conceptual design for the mine,

followed by detailed design of the mine infrastructure

components, including maintenance and administration

facilities, conveyors, bulk water and electrical supply, new

access roads, water treatment and rail loading facilities.

Aurecon’s responsibilities also included geotechnical

investigations and project management, with a core team

of specialists assigned to assist the client in the

implementation of the project.

Aurecon previously provided extensive feasibility studies

and options analysis for transporting 12 Mtpa of coal to

the Port of Nacala. Following Vale’s acquisition of an

additional coking coal mine with a capacity of 14 Mtpa

(Moatize II), Aurecon was again engaged to update the

original BFS to consider the transportation of additional

tonnage. In addition, Aurecon studied the possibility of a

phased railway line upgrade and undertook an update of

the existing port terminal BFS and prepared a master plan

for a 40 Mtpa port terminal facility.

Our global success stories

Abbot Point Coal Terminal X50 Expansion Australia

Winner

Award-winning innovation

Consult Australia Awards for Excellence 2011 Category: Project of the Year

The X50 expansion effectively duplicated the entire

terminal, with the construction of a second rail unloading

station and inloading conveyor stream to the stockyard, a

stockyard expansion to more than two million tonnes

storage capacity, four additional stacker/reclaimer

machines, construction of a second outloading stream

including a 1 700 tonne capacity surge bin, sample plant,

2.85 kilometre long jetty conveyor and shipping gallery,

and construction of a second berth and ship loader

capable of loading at 7 200 tonnes per hour.

Aurecon was responsible for all engineering design and

procurement contracts for all equipment and machines,

calling of tenders and contracting of all site construction

works, technical support and site supervision. We also

developed all the control system software and assisted in

the plant’s commissioning.

Our recommended contracting strategy saved six months

and produced a time – and cost-effective outcome.

NCIG Coal Export Terminal Australia

Joint winner

Award-winning innovation

Australian Bulk Handling Awards 2010 Category: Bulk Handling Facility of the Year (Resources and Infrastructure)

The Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG),

comprising a consortium of six coal companies in the

Hunter Valley region, successfully tendered to the

New South Wales Government to develop a greenfield

coal export terminal at the Port of Newcastle. With a start

up capacity of 30 Mtpa, the project was the world’s largest

initial build for a coal export terminal.

Aurecon, in joint venture with Hatch, provided full EPCM

services for this Phase 1 development, which has been

specifically designed for staged expansion from

30 Mtpa to 66 Mtpa, with further expansions possible.

The USD 1 billion project was delivered six weeks ahead

of schedule and within budget.

Registered office, Singapore

152 Beach Road #22-02

Gateway East

Singapore 189721

T +65 6256 6188

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Registered office

Australia, Melbourne

Aurecon Centre

Level 8, 850 Collins Street

Docklands VIC 3008

Australia

T +61 3 9975 3000

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Registered office, South Africa

Tshwane

Aurecon Centre

Lynnwood Bridge Office Park

4 Daventry Street

Lynnwood Manor 0081

South Africa

T +27 12 427 2000

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