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PROJECTS

Thunderbird Mineral Sands Project

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MARKET MINING  |  SECTOR BASE MINERALS
Origin(s)

Changshu, China

Tianjin, China

Alwar, India

Queensland, Australia

Destination(s)

Kimberley Region, Australia

Project

Sheffield Resources Thunderbird Mineral Sands Project

Equipment

Structural Steel & Process Plant

Total Volume

15,000 cbm

Total Weight

3,000 mt

Heaviest Lift

100 mt

Year

2023

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Westlink was engaged to provide multimodal logistics solutions for steel fabrications and other equipment from origins from around the world to the project site 70 kilometres west of Derby in the Kimberley Region of Australia. All delivered steel and equipment was used in the construction of a Wet Concentrate Plant (WCP) for processing mineral sands at the Thunderbird Project for Sheffield Resources.

SCOPE

  • Pre-shipment quarantine inspections of steel and equipment

  • Multipurpose Vessels (MPPs) – China and India to Dampier, Australia

  • Haulage – from factory or port of discharge to project site

  • Construction coordination – coordination with site team to unload trailers for direct install or laydown

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Zero LTIs

  • Maxmised section size, preassembly and stackability to reduce logistics cost and schedule

  • Alternative port selection to reduce vessel detention risk due to congestion

  • Multiple consecutive breakbulk shipments

  • Laydown management with delivery coordination to site according to construction schedule

GALLERY

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