Iron Ore
Western Australia's Pilbara region produces the overwhelming majority of high-grade hematite iron ore exports in Australia, and our engineers, over their careers, have been involved in a host of projects both greenfield and brownfield across the region. Carnac has provided engineering and project management support for works from concept and feasibility through to execution and commission.
Carnac was engaged to review the original concentrate slurry pipeline designs and optimisation plans and provide recommendations for throughput improvement.
Carnac was engaged to provide a process and controls engineering team to reduce process variability and controller input to the remote operations of the client's assets, using new data and the OSI PI toolset.
Carnac was engaged by the client to provide engineering support to assess operational issues that the client's fines plant was experiencing since the completion of commissioning late 2015.
Carnac was engaged by the client to act on their behalf for management of technical design, delivery and installation of their machines for a greenfield iron ore project in the Pilbara.
The team provided by Carnac sought to implement a collaborative approach to assisting in executing each of the projects and to implement a standard scheduling, forecasting and reporting format across the programme.
As the life of mine has developed, some pits have progressed to below water table operations. Carnac was engaged by the client to undertake a study to assess the preliminary engineering study performed internally by the client and identify further work to progress design with regards to plans for dewatering.
Carnac identified the most appropriate "fit for purpose" solution for the relocation of the existing pipeline, an activity that is required for continued mining operations in the area.
The client aims to expand production rates from 24Mtpa of iron ore to 28Mtpa by 2015. The ore is processed on site before being loaded onto rail. Carnac was commissioned to provide advice and recommendations regarding options to realise sustained production with lower operating costs, with works expected to be implemented between 2015 and 2017.
