Case Studies

Proven Delivery on Complex Projects

Cape Dunstans has delivered infrastructure projects across mining, utilities and civil sectors for major resource companies, utilities and infrastructure owners. Full write-ups for the projects below are still being finalised – two featured case studies are complete, with the remainder to follow as content is confirmed.

Featured case study: Newmont D6 Dam and Mine Infrastructure Project

Client: Newmont Gold Corporation. Location: Boddington Mine, Bannister WA. Cape Dunstans was engaged by Newmont Gold Corporation to deliver the D6 Dam and Mine Infrastructure Project at the Boddington mine, constructing a seven-gigalitre water storage facility and associated mine infrastructure. Project scope included five pumping stations with more than 15 pumps, electrical works, a 2,000m3 panel storage tank, civil works and bulk earthworks, and more than 30km of large-bore HDPE and MSCL pipelines up to DN800.

Featured case study: Mt Holland Water Pipeline Project

Client: Covalent Lithium. Location: Moorine Rock to Mt Holland, Western Australia. Cape Dunstans delivered a new 136km transfer pipeline from the Goldfields Water Pipeline tie-in at Moorine Rock to the Mt Holland Concentrator site, predominantly DN400 PN20 PE100 HDPE, including trenching, welding, backfilling, reinstatement, trenchless crossings and as-built surveying.

Mining Services – Crushing and Screening

  • AngloGold Ashanti – Tropicana
  • Newmont – Boddington Crushing / Modular
  • Talison Minerals – Greenbushes

HDD

  • University of Queensland – Herron Island Research Station (seawater intake)
  • Fortescue Metals Group – Dewatering
  • Rio Tinto Iron Ore – Marandoo (dewatering)
  • John Holland (for Gold Coast City Council) – Nerang River (conventional)

Underground Utilities

  • Water Corporation – Pipeline Renewal
  • Western Power – Underground Power, Cable Installation, Undergrounding Network, Underground Cable Sections
  • ATCO Gas – Pipeline Construction
  • NRW – Piping and Electrical Packages
  • Centurion – Infrastructure Delivery

Note for review: this page still needs full write-ups for the remaining projects listed above (currently name/client only), plus the three headline projects referenced on the homepage – SKAO, FMG Dewatering, and Herron Island.