Bulk materials

handling

Transportation systems
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Ausenco is a leading global provider

of engineering and project management
services to the resource and energy sectors.
We combine ingenuity with insight to deliver
effective end-to-end solutions for our clients.
Our professionals offer expertise across every
aspect of the resource and energy sectors
— in areas including mineral processing;
pipelines; transportation systems; ports and
terminals; infrastructure; and conventional,
renewable and alternative energies. We’re also
experts in optimising performance through
tailored operations and maintenance solutions,
and in providing environmental and
sustainability strategies that deliver benefits
for projects, communities and the environment.
We’re skilled in every phase of the project
lifecycle. From initial concept through to We’re skilled in every
operation, our people can assess, plan, cost,
design and construct ingenious solutions component of bulk-handling
that add value and support your return systems, and have developed
on investment.
systems for coal, most ores,
concentrates, fertilisers,
agricultural products and
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most industrial minerals.
 Transportation solutions to meet your needs
Ausenco is among the world’s most experienced
companies in the planning and design of
heavy-haul rail and road transportation systems
for bulk materials.
We understand that transportation costs have a
major impact on the price of bulk commodities,
and clients are seeking value-for-money
strategies that achieve their transportation
goals. Our engineers have worked on projects
in a wide variety of urban and remote locations,
designing sophisticated solutions that efficiently
transport our clients’ materials to market while
minimising costs.
Handling our clients’ needs with care
Ausenco has the expertise to handle your bulk
materials from mine to port and onto their final
market destination, wherever in the world it may
be. We’re one of the world’s most experienced
providers of design, installation and construction
management for complex transport systems for
bulk materials.
We have worked with our clients all over the
world, in trying terrain, under arduous conditions
and stringent environmental regulations,
we have delivered innovative systems that,
when combined, have the capacity to handle
more than 1,000 Mt/y and combined facilities
to handle another 1,000 Mt/y are currently
under study or development. These facilities
range from small start-up operations to the
world’s largest, planned to handle over 350 Mt/y.
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Our internationally renowned engineers
have designed, installed and integrated
bulk-handling systems for mines, ports, mills,
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globally. In the iron ore industry we have worked
Review, Brazil
on over 100 projects for over 50 different
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facilities in the last decade.
Stockyard, Rio Tinto Cape Lambert
Australia facility
We have the skills and experience to deliver a
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Soft Drop Storage System
needs of your project, while minimising costs
and maximising operational efficiency.
We’re skilled in handling every component of
a bulk-handling system, including shiploaders,
conveyors, belt feeders, stackers, storage
facilities, reclaimers, rail and truck dumpers,
and crushers. We’ve applied these systems to
coal, most ores, concentrates, fertilisers and
agricultural products.
Our solutions include:
• pit extraction
• mine infrastructure
• in-pit crushing
• bulk ore conveying
• transportation
• operational improvements for mine,
rail and port
• logistics and supply-chain simulation
• slurry pipelines
• conveyors, belt feeders and
transfer systems
• overland conveyors and pipe conveyors
• environmental controls
• ports and marine facilities of all types
• bulk terminals
• bulk terminal facility design, planning,
and performance analysis
• bulk export and import terminals
• materials-handling and storage systems
• dry and liquid bulk cargo
handling equipment
• ship and barge loading and
unloading facilities
• design-build equipment, including
shiploaders, stackers, reclaimers,
and stacker reclaimers
• rotary and bottom dump railcar unloaders
• truck and rail loading systems
• truck unloading systems
• silos and covered or open storage yards
• high-capacity and long-distance
conveyors (>20,000 t/h at speeds > 6 m/s)
• air slides and pneumatic systems
• crushing and screening
• environmental controls for noise, spillage,
dust and water
• ports and marine facilities.
Our experience
Project
Tubarão Strategic Review and
Master Plan
Location
Espírito Santo, Brazil
Client
Vale (formerly Companhia Vale
do Rio Doce — CVRD)
Year
2005
Description
The client operates iron ore
mines and port facilities in
Brazil. The multimodal
Tubarão port complex is part
of a transportation system
that also includes 905 km
of railroad.
Ausenco carried out a master
plan assessment of the port
handling system, incorporating
railcar unloading, stockpiling,
conveyors, stockyard
equipment, shiploading,
maintenance, and operational
procedures. Discrete event
simulation and spread sheet
models were used to evaluate
potential bottlenecks and
component capacities.
Project
40 Mt/y Coal Chain Expansion
Location
Colombia, South America
Client
Carbones del Cerrejón LLC
Year
2004–2010
Description
Carbones del Cerrejón
operates an open-pit coal
mine, 150 km rail line, and the
Puerto Bolivar export terminal.
In a series of studies, Ausenco
examined expansion options
to increase exports to 40 Mt/y.
This included developing a
detailed supply chain model
to evaluate the proposed
expansion options.
Ausenco subsequently
performed the feasibility
studies, basic engineering
and specifications for
procurement.
To learn more about our experience in bulk materials handling, contact us via
email business.development@ausenco.com or visit our website www.ausenco.com
Project
Coal Handling and Storage
Facility — Pier G
Location
Long Beach, California, USA
Client
Port of Long Beach/
Metropolitan Stevedore
Year
1992
Description
The Pier G facility was
expanded to handle a
throughput of 5 Mt/y of
coal. The expansion
included a 275 m-long
storage shed with reclaim
to the existing shiploading
system, plus 1,000 m of pipe
gallery conveyors.
Ausenco reviewed existing
operations to establish
final layout and to develop a
master plan and preliminary
designs for the storage
shed, shiploader and rail
modifications. In conjunction
with sub-consultants, we also
provided design and detailed
engineering for the storage
shed and reclaim system,
as well as assistance with
procurement, construction
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monitoring, and commissioning.