CLIENT
BMA
PROJECT
I Block Fine Tailings Dam
LOCATION
Gregory Crinum Mine,
Central Queensland
CONTRACT AWARD VALUE
$18.5 million
START DATE
December 2011
COMPLETION DATE
September 2012
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
In late 2011 NRW commenced construction of a 450,000m3 clay core wall to increase the tailings storage capacity of the I Block Fine Tailings Dam. As a DERM approved regulated storage facility the works were constructed under the inspection regime of an independent Dam Expert.
All works were completed to a very high standard and HSE incident-free. Ancillary works included recovery of 100,000m3 of topsoil from within the inundation footprint, relocation and rehabilitation of a rejects road, relocation of an active tailings pipeline and upgraded drainage channels.