South Flank - Crushers

Melchor was engaged to deliver the concrete package for two primary crushers as part of the South Flank project.

The concrete package for each crusher comprised approximately 1,900 cubic metres of concrete and involved complex formwork systems, including 12-metre-high walls and a 1.5-metre-thick suspended slab located 10 metres above foundation level. Melchor was responsible for all permanent and temporary works associated with the package, including the supply of labour, plant, materials and construction services.

Located 156 kilometres north-west of Newman and nine kilometres south of BHP’s Mining Area C facility in the Pilbara region, South Flank is one of the world’s largest iron ore operations. With a production capacity of 145 million tonnes of iron ore per year, the mine is expected to supply global steel markets for more than 25 years.