Olympic Dam Tailings Pump Upgrade

Project Overview

A tailings pump upgrade at Olympic Dam, one of the world's largest copper-gold-uranium deposits.

Worked as a Senior Project Mechanical Engineer on Tailings Pump Upgrade project at Olympic Dam Copper, Gold, Silver and Uranium Mine in Roxby Downs, South Australia. This project was A million worth of total Capital Expenditure. Main responsibilities included overseeing Design and Management of Piping systems. Managed a team of 43 including engineers, boiler makers, fitters, and turners. Olympic Dam is one of the world's largest known copper-gold-uranium-silver deposits, operated by BHP Billiton. The site produces copper cathodes, uranium oxide, gold and silver, and includes integrated mining, processing, smelting and refining operations.

Services Provided

• Project Management
• Project Estimating
• Vendor liaison
• Design and Management of Piping systems
• Managing team of 43 including engineers, boiler makers, fitters, turners