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SIMPEC to power up FMG’s Eliwana iron ore mine

11th September 2019Mine operation news, Mineral project development, Mining services, Power supply for mines, Steel and iron oreEliwana, Energy Power Systems, Fortescue Metals Group, Iron ore, SIMPEC, Western Australia, WestStarDaniel Gleeson

SIMPEC has been given another assignment at Fortescue Metals Group’s Eliwana iron ore mine and rail project in Western Australia, with a circa-A$5 million ($3.4 million) contract to construct the 25 MW diesel power generation facility at the operation set to keep it busy until July 2020.

The contract, which commences this month, was awarded to the WestStar business by Energy Power Systems. It is SIMPEC’s first full vertical installation package comprising of civil, structural, mechanical, piping, electrical and instrumentation works, the company said.

Under the agreement, SIMPEC will supply (partially), install, test and commission the 25 MW facilities for Eliwana, with the delivery executed over three separable portions.

Back in April, SIMPEC was awarded its largest single contract to date, with ATCO Structures and Logistics granting it a circa-A$10 million contract to design, supply, construct, test and commission the electrical, communications and dry fire systems for an 800-room mine camp at Eliwana. The contract was scheduled to commence in the middle of the year and take nine months to complete.

The Eliwana project will involve the building of 143 km of rail, a new 30 Mt/y dry ore processing facility and infrastructure. Production is expected to commence in December 2020 with a life of mine strip ratio of 1.1. The project underpins the introduction of a 60% Fe grade product (Fortescue Premium) in the second half of the company’s 2019 financial year.

BGC Contracting, SIMPEC awarded contracts for FMG’s Eliwana iron ore project

1st May 2019Mineral project development, Mining equipment, Mining project news, Mining services, Steel and iron oreBGC Contracting, contractor, Eliwana, Fortescue Metals Group, Fortescue Premium, Greg Heylen, Iron ore, Mark Dimasi, Pilbara, SIMPEC, WestStarDaniel Gleeson

Australia mining and construction firm, BGC Contracting has been awarded a A$24 million ($16.9 million) contract to deliver bulk earthworks and roads at Fortescue Metals Group’s A$1.7 billion Eliwana iron ore project, 90 km west-northwest of Tom Price, in the Pilbara of Western Australia.

The six-month project is underway and BGC Contracting will deliver infrastructure including the construction of the permanent accommodation village earthworks and access road, a RFDS airstrip and a 16 km-long construction access road, the company said. BGC is carrying out all earthworks and civil works necessary to develop initial road facilities, which will also facilitate connection to near-future construction packages to rail and other infrastructure.

BGC Contracting CEO, Greg Heylen, said the Eliwana contract is a major achievement for the company’s diversification strategy and allows BGC to extend its expertise in the mining construction sector.

“When you partner with BGC Contracting, you don’t just partner with one of Australia’s largest contractors; you partner up with every person that works on the job. You get their collective experience, their knowledge, and their work ethic. You get 110%,” he said.

“There has been a real increase in resource sector and construction opportunities, particularly in Western Australia and Queensland, and we look forward to this next phase in our growth strategy.”

The day after BGC announced this contract award, WestStar business SIMPEC said it had been awarded a circa A$10 million contract by ATCO Structures and Logistics to design, supply, construct, test and commission the electrical, communications and dry fire systems for an 800-room mine camp at Eliwana.

The contract, SIMPEC’s largest single contract award to date, was scheduled to commence in mid-2019 and was expected to take nine months to complete.

SIMPEC Managing Director, Mark Dimasi, said: “To see the fruits of the concerted effort during the Fortescue Eliwana tender phase is very rewarding for the team. This Tier One project award is a significant achievement for SIMPEC allowing the company to construct alongside some of Australia’s biggest construction companies.”

SIMPEC wins survey contract for Rio Tinto at Cape Lambert

18th December 2018Bulk handling, Mine operation news, Mining services, Steel and iron orecontractor, Rio Tinto, SIMPEC, WestStarDaniel Gleeson

WestStar Industrial’s SIMPEC is to carry out work for Rio Tinto’s iron ore division at the Cape Lambert port facility in Western Australia as part of a A$4.5 million ($3.2 million) contract.

Under the contract, the engineering firm will design and construct a remote draft survey system at the port aimed at increasing ship turnaround and safety.

This win comes just a week after SIMPEC was awarded its largest ever contract to date at Tianqi Lithium’s Kwinana LHPP1 process plant, also in Western Australia.

Cape Lambert is around 40 km north of Karratha, in northwest Western Australia. Combined, the port’s two terminals are capable of shipping more than 185 Mt/y of iron ore, SIMPEC says.

SIMPEC Managing Director Mark Dimasi said the contract award was testament to the SIMPEC team’s hard work over the past six months during the project’s tender phase.

With the Rio contract in the bag, SIMPEC has built an order book of close to A$30 million and, over the past year, has tendered for more than A$150 million of work.