Posted by Daniel Gleeson on twenty second November 2024
Some 80 years after the Thiess Brothers broke floor on open-cut operations at Muswellbrook coal mine within the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia, Thiess Rehabilitation is making important progress with technology-led post-mining land restoration works for the location’s present proprietor Idemitsu Australia.
Over the subsequent 12 months, 156 ha of post-mining land will probably be restored, with the location returned to a mixture of native ecosystems and improved pastures over 180 hectares.
Since mobilising to web site in July 2023, Thiess Rehabilitation has safely and efficiently deployed a dozer and excavator fleet to maneuver 7.3 million cubic metres of mined earth, it says. It additionally celebrated 479 days reportable incident-free on the finish of October 2024.
Different milestones embody the completion of six blasts on the highwall to create a last landform that’s sustainable and enhances the landscapes of the encircling area, the corporate famous. Civil works had been progressively delivered on areas present process rehabilitation to help a post-mining landform that delivers each vegetation and pasture land makes use of. Over the subsequent 12 months, 2.8 km of rock-lined drains, 19 km of contour banks, and 16,000 t of compost spreading will probably be delivered.
Thiess Rehabilitation Group Supervisor, Jonathan Miln, stated: “Given Thiess’ legacy at Muswellbrook Mine, Thiess Rehabilitation is happy to have the ability to contribute to the profitable rehabilitation of the Muswellbrook web site and meet Idemitsu Australia’s authorized mine rehabilitation aims.”
