Byrnecut Australia - Prominent Hill Shaft

Our primary goals for this project were to assist Byrnecut with the safe and on time/ on budget construction of the 1300 m long Wira ventilation Shaft at Prominent Hill Mine.

Date:

July 17, 2024

Location:

South Australia

Services:

Shaft investigation and design

Markets:

Mining & Industrial

What we did

Raisebore and temporary support design, fibrecrete mix design, permanent liner design for transition zone from presink to permanent liner, provision of site personnel to conduct geotechnical inspections, QA/QC and ground support design during construction (ongoing), design and proof engineering of headframe.

Outcomes

Construction is currently on target. Byrnecut and pitt&sherry are working collaboratively to solve problems on the go with additional resources being utilised and the introduction of new technology. Additional resources from pitt&sherry are being provided to give 24 hour Geotechnical QA/QC coverage.