Roy Hill Mine
Description of Works
RJV Mining Services was awarded the Landside Bulk Earth Works Package 3 for the Roy Hill Mine site for Samsung (BGC).
Scope of Services
The works involved construction of the last 17.5km section of railway embankment including the rail loop, stockyards, drive station and terminal yards. The project required cut and fill of approximately 10 million cubic metres of pindan / sandy gravels with overhauls of up to 16km. The timeline for the works were very tight with a requirement of up to 25,000m3 of cut to be moved each day during peaks for extended periods, over both day and night shift.
Equipment
- 1200t excavators
- 85t excavators
- Cat 777 trucks
- 50t Artic dump trucks
- 657 scrapers
- 988 Cat loaders
- 45t water carts
- Quad trail road trains
- Cat D10 dozers
- 14m Cat graders
- 15t/30t rollers
Key Challenges
Roy Hill was new as a mine site therefore the facilities required to support a remote operation were limited. RJV was able to provide the support network i.e., fuel supplies, workshop support, and regular maintenance to support the large quantity of plant require to complete the works.
RJV Advantage
RJV were able to mobilise sufficient resources to manage the tight time limits and daily volumes of earth that needed to be moved. The project was completed with the required time and within budget.
Innovation
Significant use of machine control was used and supported by our onsite engineers.
Safety Record
Zero lost time injuries.
