Wiluna Mount Keith Debottlenecking

Location

Value

$65M – $70M ~

Client

BHP Nickel West

Completion Year

2024
Project Overview

Westforce was selected to deliver the Bulk Earthworks and Concrete Construction package for the BHP Nickel West Mount Keith Debottlenecking (MKD) Expansion Project near Leinster, Western Australia.

The project delivered additional semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill capacity at the Mount Keith Mine processing plant to maintain ore throughput and processing capacity. The expansion included new structures and upgrades to existing infrastructure: new stockpile feed and reclaim conveyors, expansion of the crushing and grinding circuit, a coarse ore stockpile, a 16MW SAG mill grinding circuit, and an 11kV substation.

Westforce’s scope of works package included:

  • Site clearing and grubbing
  • Bulk earthworks and detailed excavation
  • Structural concrete
  • Formation and compaction of roads, pads and pavements
  • Underground service installations (water, air, electrical and communications)
  • Installation of HDPE piping (above and below ground)
  • Hydraulic installations
  • Commissioning interface support and integrated delivery with site operations

Concrete Volume: 6,500m³ ~
Bulk Earthworks: 200,000m³ ~
Detailed Earthworks: 18,000m³ ~
Clearing and Grubbing: 97,000m² ~
HDPE Piping: 5,000m ~
Roads and Pavements: 13,000m² ~
Pedestal and wall structures: 7.2m ~ high

Location

Value

$65M – $70M ~

Client

BHP Nickel West

Completion Year

2024
Project Overview

Westforce was selected to deliver the Bulk Earthworks and Concrete Construction package for the BHP Nickel West Mount Keith Debottlenecking (MKD) Expansion Project near Leinster, Western Australia.

The project delivered additional semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill capacity at the Mount Keith Mine processing plant to maintain ore throughput and processing capacity. The expansion included new structures and upgrades to existing infrastructure: new stockpile feed and reclaim conveyors, expansion of the crushing and grinding circuit, a coarse ore stockpile, a 16MW SAG mill grinding circuit, and an 11kV substation.

Westforce’s scope of works package included:

  • Site clearing and grubbing
  • Bulk earthworks and detailed excavation
  • Structural concrete
  • Formation and compaction of roads, pads and pavements
  • Underground service installations (water, air, electrical and communications)
  • Installation of HDPE piping (above and below ground)
  • Hydraulic installations
  • Commissioning interface support and integrated delivery with site operations

Concrete Volume: 6,500m³ ~
Bulk Earthworks: 200,000m³ ~
Detailed Earthworks: 18,000m³ ~
Clearing and Grubbing: 97,000m² ~
HDPE Piping: 5,000m ~
Roads and Pavements: 13,000m² ~
Pedestal and wall structures: 7.2m ~ high

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