Knowledge Areas

Mining Infrastructure

As a result of the considerable portfolio of knowledge and experience gained from the numerous industrial projects in both the private and governmental sectors, undertaken by the members of this practice,

RSV Australia can offer recognised expertise in the following areas:

Surface infrastructure:

Surface area layouts, sinking and permanent arrangements
Optimised materials handling and transport systems
Backfill plant application

Underground infrastructure:

Crushing installations
Long or short haul conveyor systems
Station layouts

Design of rack pass systems, bulkheads, tips and silos
Inter-level rock handling and control, system design and application
Materials handling techniques
Pumping installations
Underground mine water handling, treatment and disposal
Dewatering procedures, emergency or scheduled, sinkling and permanent
Design loading station and spillage control
Transport logistics

Shaft services:

Ventilation strategy and layouts
Shaft and Underground piping designs
Detail design and installation for refrigeration/ mine cooling

Shaft sinking contract:

Preparation of the enquiry document
Management and Administration of the shaft sinking contract
Techniques in the monitoring and control of overbreak

Control of delays (cover drilling, cementation, horizontal development, etc.)
Ground support techniques and design
Shotcrete, steelcrete and concrete lining of excavations

Industrial:

Storage and surge tank design
Pumping and piping design and installations
Pressure vessel design

Heat exchanger design
Mixing and blending systems
Materials handling/ transportation systems
Dosing systems
Factory layouts and design
Logistics
Power reticulation
Industrial process
Water treatment and disposal
Water handling
Backfill plant
Compressor plant layout, installation and air reticulation

Project services:

Safety management
Drawing office
Planning

QA/ QC
Financial / Secretarial
Procurement
Information Technology
Document control and Archiving
Administration
Third party audit
Value Management/ Engineering
Management Cost and Cost control system