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Client:

Anglo American Metallurgical Coal

Location:

Queensland, Australia

Duration:

3 Years

Scope of Work:

Mechanical Excavation

At Grosvenor Mine, Redpath Australia excavated both the conveyor and transport drifts utilizing an earth pressure balance tunnel boring machine (TBM).

Grosvenor Mine is located 5 km north of the township of Moranbah and was established to extract coal from the Goonyella Middle Seam by conventional longwall methods.

This was the first use of a TBM approved for drift construction, in an underground coal mine in Queensland.

Project Image - Grosvenor Mine - 967m Excavated By EPBM Method

967m Excavated By EPBM Method

1:6 Gradient Conveyor Drift

Project Image - Grosvenor Mine - First Use Of A TBM In Underground Coal Mines

First Use Of A TBM

In Underground Coal Mines In Queensland

Project Image - Grosvenor Mine - 1258m Excavated by EPBM Method

1,258m Excavated By EPBM Method

1:8 Gradient Transport Drift

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