UNDERGROUND EQUIPMENT
Longwall, development and mobile equipment.
Services can be provided for the following areas: Definition: Engineering to establish configuration, design criteria and duty requirements, providing the basis for preliminary equipment sizing and configurations. Analysis: Detailed Design: Design audits and design reviews; Simulation modelling of systems and coal flow. Drafting: Development of system configurations and equipment layouts, process flow diagrams; Concept to tendering drawing packages and 3D visualisation. Procurement: Preparation of tender packages, tender evaluation, supplier negotiations and contract formation; Project management and expediting of equipment supply. Cost: Preparation of capital and operating cost estimates with consideration of component life and overhaul strategies. Installation: Project management and scheduling services for site activities. Operational Support: Brownfield system / equipment capability assessments. Equipment failure analysis. Development and implementation of strategic improvement plans or LOM plans. Adrian Leach Andy Martin
+61 7 3632 0400
adrian.leach@singletonsolutions.com.au
+61 7 3632 0400
andy.martin@singletonsolutions.com.au
MATERIALS HANDLING
Surface and underground materials handling systems including conveyor equipment, bins, stockpiles, crushing, stacking, reclaim, dewatering and tramp removal systems. Conveyor equipment installations.
Services can be provided for the following areas:
Option Analysis: Developing preliminary arrangements for consideration, with the intent of optimising preferred arrangements to minimise system complexity and reduce capital outlay.
Definition: Engineering to establish design criteria and duty requirements, providing the basis for calculations and modelling of the conveyor and surge capacity systems. Duty requirements determined by use of in-house developed methodology.
Analysis: Conveyor power and tension calculation using static and dynamic assessment tools;
Stockpile / surge and conveyor optimisation and modelling using a number of in-house procedures and proprietary packages are used depending on complexity;
Discrete element modelling (DEM) of conveyor transfer chutes and surge equipment.
Drafting: Development of system configurations and equipment layouts to assist with mine planning and construction plus communication with suppliers and constructors.
Procurement: Preparation of tender packages, tender evaluation, supplier negotiations and contract formation, plus project management and expediting of equipment supply.
Cost: Preparation of capital and operating cost estimates taking into account component life and overhaul strategies.
Construction: Project management and scheduling services for site activities.
Operational Support: Capability bottleneck assessments, failure analysis. Assessment and implementation of improvement plans. Inventory assessment and capital procurement plans to support ongoing operations. AS1755 safety audits.
Adrian Leach
+61 7 3632 0400
adrian.leach@singletonsolutions.com.au
Andy Martin
+61 7 3632 0400
andy.martin@singletonsolutions.com.au
INFRASTRUCTURE
Mine operations and support facilities. Mine access including roads, hardstands, drifts, portals and mine portal sealing doors. Shafts and services boreholes, concrete and ballast supply. Safety equipment. Custom design mechanical components and structures.
Services can be provided for the following areas:
- Mine operation facilities including administration and operations buildings, bath houses, control rooms, warehouses, workshops;
- Boxcut, shaft and drift design (in association with geotechnical engineers);
- Mine ventilation fans;
- Portal structures;
- Mine sealing doors;
- Equipment support structures including concrete slabs and structural steel framing;
- Bulk earthworks;
- Pads and hardstands;
- Access roads and bridges;
- Temporary construction works.
Studies: Develop preliminary layout designs, cost estimates, execution strategies, options analysis and project approval assistance.
Planning and Building Design: Surface site layout, detailed building design, drafting, modelling and visualisation of infrastructure for all phases of a project life cycle.
Civil and Structural Engineering Design: Design from concept through to detailed engineering of civil and structural elements. Innovation design, fit for purpose design, drafting, modelling and visualisation.
Procurement: Preparation of tender packages, tender evaluation, supplier negotiations and contract formation plus project management and expediting of infrastructure supply.
Construction: Project management services for site activities, procedure development, construction management and commissioning support, manual preparation and training assistance.
Cameron Bryant
+61 7 3632 0400
cameron.bryant@singletonsolutions.com.au
MECHANICAL SERVICES
Piped services reticulation and installation of including fire/raw water, compressed air, dewatering, longwall emulsion and mine inertisation GAG installations.
Services can be provided for the following areas:
Definition: Engineering to establish design criteria and duty requirements, providing the basis for preliminary equipment sizing and low / pressure calculations. Duty requirements determined by use of in-house developed methodologies.
Analysis: Incompressible (liquid) and compressible (gas) flui flow pressure loss calculations, underground mine water balance and modelling of dewatering pump station storage volumes and pump operating parameters using a number of in-house procedures and proprietary packages depending on complexity;
Optimising project and LOM infrastructure / equipment locations, selection and sizing to suit commercial objectives (e.g. surface infrastructure and boreholes, dewatering / booster pump stations, piping PRVs, etc). Dynamic assessment tools for transient analysis of system water hammer issues.
Detailed Design: Bespoke equipment design and RPEQ engineering certification.
Drafting: Development of system configurations and equipment layouts, process flow and piping and instrumentation diagrams;
Concept to complete construction drawing packages and 3D visualisation.
Procurement: Preparation of tender packages, tender evaluation, supplier negotiations and contract formation, plus project management and expediting of equipment supply.
Cost: Preparation of capex and opex estimates with consideration of component life and overhaul strategies.
Construction: Project management and scheduling services for site activities.
Operational Support: Brownfield system / equipment capability assessments. Equipment failure analysis. Development and implementation of strategic improvement plans or LOM infrastructure plans.
Adrian Leach
+61 7 3632 0400
adrian.leach@singletonsolutions.com.au
Andy Martin
+61 7 3632 0400
andy.martin@singletonsolutions.com.au
COAL MINE GAS HANDLING
Gas drainage infrastructure design including vacuum pump stations, gas compression stations and reticulation pipe network. Earthworks, concrete, process, piping and structural engineering from concept to detailed design drawings. Plant electrical, control and monitoring design support.
Services can be provided for the following areas:
Studies: Development of preliminary process and equipment layout designs, cost estimates, execution strategies, options analysis and project approval assistance.
Process Design: PFD, P&ID, flow data and pipe network analysis, functional description preparation, calculation, HAZOP participation.
Mechanical Design: Major component sizing and selection, plant and equipment layout and modelling, detail design and drafting to issue for construction status, RPEQ sign-off.
Procurement: Preparation of tender packages, tender evaluation, supplier negotiations and contract formation plus project management and expediting of equipment supply.
Construction: Project Management services for site activities, procedure development, construction management and commissioning support, manual preparation and training assistance.
Andy Martin
+61 7 3632 0400
andy.martin@singletonsolutions.com.au
Steve Chapman
+61 7 3632 0400
steve.chapman@singletonsolutions.com.au
ELECTRICAL SERVICES
Surface and underground power reticulation systems and equipment. Load flow studies including specialised longwall starting studies.
Services can be provided for the following areas:
Studies: Development of system specifications, scope development, preliminary network and equipment layout designs, cost estimates, execution strategies, options analysis and project approval assistance;
Preparation of capex and opex estimates with consideration of component life and overhaul strategies.
Systems Design: Engineering to establish system design criteria and duty requirements, providing the basis for equipment sizing, including maximum demand and energy consumption calculations, reticulation network configuration and equipment layouts, load flow and fault level studies, cable sizing calculations.
Procurement: Preparation of tender technical packages, tender evaluation, supplier negotiations and contract formation plus project management and expediting of equipment supply.
Drafting: Development of reticulation system configurations, equipment layouts, 3D visualisation and single line diagrams.
Construction: Project management services for site activities, procedure development, construction management, factory acceptance testing and commissioning support, manual preparation and training assistance.
Operational Support: Review, investigation and assessment of systems compliance with the Coal Mine Safety and Health regulation and Australian Standards;
Development and implementation of strategic improvement plans and LOM infrastructure plans.
Tony Hancock
+61 7 3632 0400
tony.hancock@singletonsolutions.com.au
COMMUNICATIONS & MONITORING
Equipment and systems.
Services can be provided for the following areas:
Studies: Development of system specification, scope development, preliminary network and equipment layout designs, cost estimates, execution strategies, options analysis and project approval assistance;
Systems Design: Fibre optic loss budget calculations, network and equipment layout, engineering design and technical specification to issue for tender status;
Procurement: Preparation of tender packages, tender evaluation, supplier negotiations and contract formation plus project management and expediting of equipment supply;
Construction: Project management services for site activities, procedure development, construction management, factory acceptance testing and commissioning support, manual preparation and training assistance;
Technical Assessment and Compliance: Consulting services for review, investigation and assessment of systems compliance with the Coal Mine Safety and Health regulation and Australian Standards.
Tony Hancock
+61 7 3632 0400
tony.hancock@singletonsolutions.com.au
Don Windle
+61 7 3632 0400
don.windle@singletonsolutions.com.au
SPECIALIST ENGINEERING
Simulation modelling, dynamic analysis, finite element analysis, discrete element modelling, pressure transient modelling, computational fluid dynamics, etc.
Application areas typically consist of the following: The following proprietary softwares is utilised to assist with specialist engineering requirements: We also use models developed in-house catering for: Adrian Leach Andy Martin
+61 7 3632 0400
adrian.leach@singletonsolutions.com.au
+61 7 3632 0400
andy.martin@singletonsolutions.com.au