Rio Tinto:Yandi 24 Mta Expansion-600kt Stockyard Project, Western Australia

Hamersley Iron’s Yandicoogina iron ore mine, located 250km north west of Newman, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, is a single pit, open mine originally designed to produce 16 million tonnes per annum. An increased demand for ore and ore products from Asia, in particular China, created the need for an overall plant expansion to bring its capacity up to 24 million tonnes per annum.

Monadelphous was awarded a significant contract to provide structural, mechanical and electrical works and project management support, as part of the overall expansion program.

The Monadelphous team completed the work on schedule in March 2004, with an excellent health and safety record, and to the client’s satisfaction. An on-time completion meant the client could process more ore, and meet its customers’ demand.