MARANDOO SOUTHERN WASTE FINES STORAGE FACILITY
CLIENT
Rio Tinto
PROJECT
Marandoo Southern Waste
Fines Storage Facility Project
LOCATION
Pilbara, Western Australia
STATUS
Complete
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Marandoo Southern Waste Fines Storage Facility project is located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 45 kilometres east of Tom Price.
NRW’s long standing relationship with Rio Tinto has seen the two companies work collaboratively together for many years. Previous projects have included Yandicoogina and Nammuldi.
CONTRACT SUMMARY
The scope of works included:
- Tailings dam
- 213 hectares of clearing
- 526,000 cubic metres of topsoil and subsoil removal
- 2,850,000 cubic metres of earthworks
- 5,920 metres of underdrainage pipe installation
- Tex creek diversion earthworks
The 11 month project remained on schedule for the duration of the contract.
