{"id":4200,"date":"2020-11-24T14:39:12","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T03:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neumanndredging.com.au\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=4200"},"modified":"2022-04-20T12:35:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T02:35:50","slug":"bulga-mine-dredge-trial-mining-and-resource-dredging-tailings-dredging","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/neumanndredging.com.au\/projects\/bulga-mine-dredge-trial-mining-and-resource-dredging-tailings-dredging\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulga Mine Dredge Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4200\" class=\"elementor elementor-4200\" data-elementor-post-type=\"projects\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-612a6021 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"612a6021\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a272956\" data-id=\"4a272956\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b4c23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44b4c23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dredge Trial at Bulga Mine<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a2613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77a2613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview of Project<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d78b577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d78b577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bulga Coal Management engaged Neumann Dredging to undertake a trial to determine the feasibility and confirm the design of the tailings delivery system for a significant coal tailings relocation project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-060132f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"060132f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scope of Works<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f403a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f403a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The dredge trial scope included:<\/p><ul><li>Modifying the \u2018Nu-Endeavor\u2019 from an anchor boom and spud-controlled dredge to a three-wire dredge,<\/li><li>Testing whether the tailings material could support the use of anchor booms and spuds,<\/li><li>Testing shore-based anchoring options if the tailings could not support anchors,<\/li><li>We are testing a range of pumping densities to confirm the overall system design,<\/li><li>Confirm the maximum slurry density the dredge could achieve.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2610dca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2610dca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Challenges<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e00c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5e00c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The free-flowing nature of the coal tailings material proved challenging during the trial. 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