Sino Water CaseStudy

Industrial Water
CASE STUDY:
Sino iron ore desalination plant for CITIC Pacific Mining
The first large desalination plant

for aresources project in Western Australia
Contract Value:
$130 Million
Project Duration:
Designed:
2009
Built:
2010/2011
Commissioning:
2011/2012
Location:
Cape Preston,
Western Australia
Project Overview
The Sino iron ore project is the largest
magnetite mining and processing operation
under construction in Australia. The project is
focused on delivering a world class magnetite
iron ore development which will add value
to the Western Australian economy. Once
operating, the project will mine about 140
million tonnes each year and the processing
plant will handle approximately 80 million
tonnes ofmaterial.
UGL supported CITIC Pacific Mining in the
delivery of a number of essential pieces
of infrastructure for the project including
adesalination plant.
The Challenge
The challenge for CITIC Pacific Mining
was to find a supplier who could deliver a
comprehensive mining infrastructure solution
to provide a platform for its immediate
and future growth objectives. CITIC Pacific
Mining required an integrated solution from
a desalination plant transmission lines to the
construction of a complete powerstation.
CITIC Pacific Mining recognised the essential
need to construct a large scale desalination
plant to provide process water for use in
transporting iron ore slurry from the mine
site to the out loading facility. For the plant to
be successful, it would require sophisticated
filtration technology to supply process water
at a capacity of 140megalitres per day,

equivalent to the water contained in
56 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
This was the worlds first desalination plant
of its size to be constructed from precast
modular sub-elements which included:
5,000 m3 of concrete
3.5 km of underground piping
60,000 man hours
The installation of 450 precast elements
the Solution
UGLs in-house engineering resources,
expertise across multiple technical disciplines
and our niche completions capability have
been key to our engagement on this project.
UGL was engaged in a number of capacities
including the construction and commissioning
of a 51 gigalitre desalination plant which
has a similar capacity to Perths Seawater
desalinationplant.
UGLs scope of work in achieving this
solution included construction services,
and management of the site which included
the responsibility of safety, quality and
environment and industrial relations,
commissioning and performance testing.
UGL was also called upon for engineering
solutions as required and the completion
of plant manuals and quality assurance
documentation.
UGL also constructed the desalination plant concrete

foundations, designed and built an operations workshop
and installed underground Glass-fibre Reinforced Plastic
(GRP)pipes.
Key Outcomes and Benefits

UGLs step-by-step collaborative approach to the project
gave certainty in achieving the necessary outcomes.
The project demonstrated UGLs ability to successfully
deliver a project in this remote region, overcoming
complex mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and
control challenges. UGLs project team transferred valuable
knowledge and lessons learnt while constructing the plant
to the operations team.
UGL Limited
Locked Bag 903
Level 5, 40 Miller St
North Sydney NSW 2060
Phone: +61 2 8925 8925
Facsimile: +61 2 8925 8926
Email: uglinfo@ugllimited.com
UGLs extensive experience enabled the project to

overcome key environmental challenges through successful
hydrocarbon, chemical and waste management within the
bounds of a highly sensitive marine environment known for
its biodiversity.
Our strong history of delivering complex mining projects
through the utilisation of our fabrication, construction and
electrical capabilities together with our project management
experience has put the Sino iron ore project on track for its
first shipment of iron ore.
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Industrial Water

The first large desalination plant

at a capacity of 140megalitres per day,

UGL also constructed the desalination plant concrete

Key Outcomes and Benefits

UGLs extensive experience enabled the project to

This case study is printed on an

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