Thiess Mining Capability Brochure, 2011

FIXED PLANTCASE STUDYINNOVATIONS IN FIXED PLANTA THIESS SEDGMAN JOINT VENTURE(TSJV) RESOURCE PROJECT HASSET NEW STANDARDS IN COALPROCESSING PLANT CONSTRUCTION.This is achieved by applying an innovativeBay Plant design, fabricating large partsof the major new plant off-site andpreassembling large floor sectionsof vertical structures on the ground.The Lake Vermont CHPP can receive andhandle coal at a rate of up to 5.6 milliontonnes per annum (800 tonnes perhour) and is capable of producing twoproducts – a coking coal product anda pulverised coal injection (PCI) product.Previously, CHPPs had required extensivedesign and drafting to develop eachnew plant, as well as extensive ‘stick’erection work at heights.The application of the Bay Plant designprovided certainty to Lake VermontResources in plant performance, cost andtime management at project definitionas well as a significant reduction inengineering man-hours and projecttimeframe. The joint venture is expandingthe CHPP to further increase the annualoutput of the mine in a bid to reflectrecent increases in shipping demand.