Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) has signed McConnell Dowell to deliver the Waste Line Replacement project at the Parsons Point Alumina Refinery in Queensland’s Gladstone region.
“This marks the start of what is hoped to be a longstanding partnership with QAL and continues our successful relationship with major shareholder Rio Tinto.
“McConnell Dowell’s market leading pipeline construction capability, our expertise in working in marine environments, and our commitment to maximising local participation, provides a strong foundation for project success,” McConnell Dowell said in a statement.
Queensland Alumina Limited (source: Rio Tinto)
The project’s scope of works encompasses the following:
- Design of the new Waste Line and the augmentation design of the support structure
- Removal of the existing pipeline
- Augmentation of the support structures, including approximately 1,400 piles within tidal and marine zones
- Installation of the new Waste Line – 8.8 kilometres of DN 350 SCH 60 above ground Steel Pipeline
Works are already underway and will be delivered through 2020 and 2021.
QAL is a joint venture between Rio Tinto (80%) and Rusal (20%). It is one of the largest alumina refineries in the world, which produces about 3.7 million tonnes of smelter-grade alumina annually.
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Source: McConnell Dowell; Rio Tinto; Queensland Alumina Limited; Australian Mining; International Mining; The Australian Pipeliner