SCOPE OF WORK: Maxitool Australia was engaged to desilt the RS2 dam which is the first in a series of return water dams for the Goonyella Riverside CHPP operations. CHALLENGES FACED: Due to a lack of effective maintenance in the past, the RS2 Dam was so full that silt was making its way into...
Read MoreSCOPE OF WORK: Maxitool Australia was engaged to desilt GS4A which is the final sediment catchment pond for Goonyella Riverside mine before the silt flows into Eureka Creek and off site. CHALLENGES FACED: A lack of anchor points on shore and the restrictions on using screw pile anchors due to the risk of ground...
Read MoreSCOPE OF WORK: Within a very short timeframe prior to the wet season, remove as much material as possible from the decant water dam and deposit approximately 700 meters away into the tailings dam. CHALLENGES FACED: Maxitool Australia was given very little notice for this time critical project, however were able to mobilise equipment...
Read MoreSCOPE OF WORK: Equipment was mobilised to site to dredge Retention Dam 7 (RD7) the dam water was used as a truck fill point and also in the processing plant. There was an unknown quantity of slurry to be removed as there were no as built drawings. The product was coal fines with some...
Read MoreSCOPE OF WORK: Maxitool Dredging was engaged to de-silt the 55meg Dam at Rio Tinto Alcan’s Bauxite Mine in Weipa. This process was to allow for other works to be carried out on the pump pick / suction points. The dam is the main water feed dam for the process plant. CHALLENGES FACED: We...
Read More