Cowal Gold Mine
Project data
Location: Lake Cowal, Australia
A joint venture between Seymour Whyte Constructions and Clough Engineering to undertake the civil construction works associated with a new gold mine for Barrick Gold Corporation, the world’s largest gold mining company. The Cowal mine is located in Central New South Wales, north of West Wyalong.
- Open pit operation, with proven and probable mineral reserves of 2.5 million ounces of gold
Requirements
- Develop substantial cost efficiencies
- Stringent time restrictions
- Mobilisation of and accommodation of the large work force
Customer
Clough Engineering - Seymour Whyte Construction Joint Venture
Mark Woolstonecroft
Project Manager
Project Manager
PERI Formwork Systems were chosen for the project due to their versatility, speed of construction and ability for reuse throughout the project. PERI Australia provided the formwork design for all the major formwork systems required on the project. With the varying formwork systems in use on the project, we required easy access to PERI service personnel for quick resolution to problems, to allow the project to maintain its demanding construction schedule.
PERI solution
The structures supplied include the Ball Mill, Crushing Station, Leach Tanks, Reagent Store, Reclaim Vault, Sag Mill and Steel Tank foundations.
