A small gold mining company wanted to develop a new open pit adjacent to their existing operations. They wanted a mine plan that would make use of waste material to raise a tailings dam. MEC developed a detailed and staggered mine plan that meet the client’s brief of supplying waste for the tailings dam lift, while economically extracting gold. In addition to the client’s requirements, MEC’s plan made use of detailed 3D modelling of the excavation. This outlined key operational requirements, making the plan achievable and giving the operations department a good understanding of the overall strategy.
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MEC celebrated its 12th birthday, entertaining clients at an exclusive cocktail event at Alchemy Restaurant and Bar in Brisbane. This year also marks an exciting turning point for MEC in terms of our leadership.
Renewable energy sources are gaining market share rapidly. However, an important issue with systems that rely heavily on renewable energy is that both solar and wind power have variable outputs depending on circumstances:
- Solar power only produces energy during the day and has reduced efficiency on overcast days.
- Wind power relies heavily on the weather conditions.
MEC’s Maria Joyce will join the panel at the Women on Boards initiative infrastructure, construction & resources focus event on 15 March at Deloitte’s Brisbane office.
MEC was invited to assist with design work for the earthworks associated with the Nicaragua Canal Project. The project required excavation of approximately 4 billion cubic meters of material. MEC was approached to provide a plan that would optimise the earthworks component of the job. The advice from MEC cut through typical construction jargon, enabling the client to optimise their investment in engineering construction, management and machinery.
MEC was excited to support Unearthed at the Komatsu: Transform Mining hackathon over the weekend at River City Labs.
Our General Manager - Strategy and Business Development Maria Joyce enjoyed her time on the judging panel listening to pitches from 14 miningtech #startups, who presented a diverse range of innovative solutions in response to four real-world business challenges from Komatsu. Our Director Simon Cohn for was awarded with a prize for his efforts as a mentor over the weekend.
For a decade now, Deloitte has released an annual report examining key trends in the mining industry. The 2018 edition of Tracking the trends has been released, where Deloitte’s global mining professionals again help to identify strategies for companies in a sector known for its historic booms and slumps.
Komatsu, a leading supplier of technology and equipment to the global mining industry, along with Unearthed Solutions has launched Komatsu: Transform Mining hackathon.
Over the course of a 54-hour hackathon event held at River City Labs in Brisbane this weekend. Mining technology start-ups will be given the opportunity to showcase how their technology applies to the following four major mining challenges currently faced by Komatsu:
Across every industry, the trend towards workplace flexibility continues to grow. The resources sector is no different – if we want to make the most of our employees’ productivity and ensure we can recruit the best talent, flexible work options need to be available.