HERA RESOURCES • NYMAGEE, NEW SOUTH WALES • 2023 - 2025

FEDERATION MINE

Surface infrastructure, civil works and site services for a new underground mine

  • ~6,000m Capital development to first ore
  • 8km Public road built
  • 5MW Stand Alone power station
  • 1MW Primary ventilation
  • 250ML HDPE-lined dam

SCOPE

  • ~6000m of capital development to first ore (by mining contractor) 

  • Public Roads – 8km access road to mine and associated intersections 

  • Mine Infrastructure Area including: offices, gate security, sewerage, fencing etc. 

  • Site Civil Works including: roads, drainage, infrastructure pads, Run of Mine pads, environmental dams and monitoring bores. 

  • Surface raisebores and shaft lining ~300 total meters.

  • Surface to underground escape ladderway, rising mains and 11kV cable dropper.

Metric PCM was engaged to provide Project Consultancy Services during the execution phase of a Program of Projects including:  

  • Magazine compounds including: pads, containerised magazines, fencing and earth protection systems 

  • 1MW primary ventilation system 

  • Electrical power supply to mine and services (offgrid) including: 5MW diesel power station, 11kV reticulation, Switchgear, transformers and low voltage MCCs 

  • Water reticulation systems including: tanks, pumps, bores, pipelines etc. 

  • 250ML HDPE lined water storage dam 

  • Mobile equipment workshop (dome and container construction) 

DOME AND CONTAINER

WORKSHOP CONSTRUCTION

Aerial view of a construction site with temporary structures, including a greenhouse frame, tents, and mobile offices, on reddish dirt ground, with construction vehicles, materials, and equipment parked around.
Construction site with workers, pouring concrete, and a concrete pump truck, near water tanks and ponds.
Aerial view of a construction site with various equipment, vehicles, and partially constructed structures on a dirt lot.
Aerial view of a construction site near a body of water with several buildings, storage tanks, and parked vehicles, including trucks and cars.

BURTHONG ROAD

8 KM PUBLIC ROAD

An aerial view of a quarry site with heavy machinery, trucks, and thick forest surrounding it, with mountains in the distance.
Aerial view of a road construction site with multiple construction vehicles laying asphalt on a rural road surrounded by trees and open land.
Construction vehicles laying asphalt on a rural road surrounded by sparse trees under a partly cloudy blue sky.
An aerial view of a rural landscape featuring a straight, paved road with vehicles, surrounded by sparse trees and dry, reddish soil patches.

PRIMARY VENTILATION SYSTEM

VENT FAN CONSTRUCTION

Workers in safety gear installing large blue industrial equipment on a concrete platform while a crane assists with lifting parts, outdoors under a clear blue sky.
3D model of an industrial process facility with four large vertical cylindrical tanks mounted on a blue platform, enclosed by yellow safety railings with ladders, situated on a white base with a brown ground border.
Two large blue industrial bins are secured to a flatbed trailer inside a warehouse. A person in a yellow shirt is standing nearby, inspecting the bins.
Large blue circular structure with chains hanging from a crane or support, outdoors under a blue sky with some clouds, on a concrete platform.

ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY

MCC AND TX CONSTRUCTION

An outdoor electrical substation with orange cabinets, metal framework, and bright LED lighting, set against a clear evening sky.
Construction site with steel rebar framework for concrete foundation, electrical and plumbing conduits, tools, and equipment for building a structure.
Construction workers pouring concrete into a foundation at a building site, with construction equipment, vehicles, and a blue sky in the background.
Construction site with machinery and containers near a body of water in the background, a tent with company branding, and various equipment and supplies.
Workers on an electrical construction site assembling large outdoor electrical cabinets using a crane.

COMPOUND CONSTRUCTION

MAGAZINE COMPOUND

An aerial view of a construction site with a leveled dirt area, construction vehicles, and equipment.
A metal security fence with signs warning about explosives, no smoking, and no ignition sources, enclosing a fenced area with trees and cloudy sky in the background.
An aerial view of a forest with a cleared construction site and a road running through it.

RAISEBORE AND SHAFT COLLAR

RAISEBORE IN ACTION

A drilling site setup with heavy machinery and containers in a desert landscape with trees in the background.
Construction site with a large hole in the concrete, surrounded by safety barriers and construction equipment.
A worker operating a large, white earth-moving machine at a construction site on a sunny day with a clear blue sky and some clouds. The machine is on dirt, with bags of cement nearby, and the worker is wearing safety gear including a helmet and a high-visibility orange vest.

HDPE LINED

DAM IN CONSTRUCTION

Aerial view of a construction site with a rectangular pond, surrounded by red soil, with construction vehicles and machinery working on the site, and a forested area around the perimeter.
Aerial view of a mining operation showing large open-pit mines with white and brown material, holding ponds with green water, and surrounding roads and forested areas.
Construction site with a large body of water lined with black plastic and blue piping, a small excavator in the foreground, and dirt roads extending into a landscape of trees and hills under a clear blue sky.
Aerial view of a construction site with excavators, trucks, and a partially built structure on red soil, surrounded by a forest.

Our Project Services Included:

Support development of Mine Safety Management System in accordance with NSW Mines and Petroleum legislation prior to the mining commencement
Development of execution plans
Work package development
Tender, contracting and procurement management
Project Controls (scope, time, cost and quality)
Interface and plan with mining contractor execution of surface works to ensure continuation of mine development on budget
Design and engineering coordination
Coordination of State Significant Development conditions execution, submission via client representatives
Approvals coordination and Stakeholder management
Project and Construction Management
Materials and logistics management
Commissioning and Shutdown Management
Operational Readiness

Our Project Team:

Our Project Team includes a construction manager, project engineers, construction superintendents , project controls engineer, project administration support and specialist input as needed from contracts, commissioning, engineering, drafting personnel.