Case Study
MINING
Oaky Creek Coal Mine
Operations & maintenance services
OUR CLIENT
- Opened in 1983, it’s one of the country’s highest producing coal mines
- Located in Central Queensland, Australia
11 million tons - the mine’s annual production capacity
288 million tons - tons of coking coal reserves. One of thebiggest in the world
THE CHALLENGE
- Multiple feed streams with high salts and variable quality due to seasonal changes
- Maintain process robustness in an ageing plant where operational flexibility is critical
THE ASK
To provide full operations of the mine’s water treatment
plant, consisting of ultrafiltration (UF), reverse osmosis
(RO) and remineralisation.
Due to the critical nature of the facility, PROXA has
been assigned responsibility for the full preventative
maintenance on the infrastructure which includes a suite
of process pumps, instrumentation, tanks, and ancillary
equipment, such as chemical dosing systems.
- Feed water: multiple ponds onsite
- 7.7 MLD ex mine dewatering
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