REMOTE MINE SERVICES
Gudai-Darri airport in Western Australia has been designed to handle more than 600 workers in a day at peak operating times , according to Rio Tinto ( credit : Rio Tinto ) major miner for charter services into the Olympic Dam mine site operations , in South Australia , as well as scheduled services supporting the local community of Roxby Downs .
The contract , building on 14 years of serving Olympic Dam and the Roxby Downs community , will see the introduction of Fokker 100 jet aircraft , a 100-passenger seat aircraft , into Olympic Dam Airport , coinciding with significant upgrades at the airport .
The introduction of larger capacity aircraft will provide ongoing savings to both Alliance and BHP Olympic Dam , provide the miner with greater scalability for future growth plans and ensure greater comfort for all passengers , Alliance said .
Alliance ’ s Chief Executive Officer , Lee Schofield , added : “ Passengers will enjoy a smoother , quieter and , more importantly , quicker flight between Adelaide and Roxby Downs with a reduction of 20 minutes , or 25 %.”
In January , meanwhile , Alliance , executed a contract extension with Newmont to continue chartering flights for the miner to the Granites Mine Site in the Northern Territory of Australia from bases in Perth , Darwin and Brisbane .
The three-year agreement servicing Newmont ’ s Tanami mine , one of the most remote in Australia , extended the contract with the miner until 2024 .
Schofield said of this award : “ Air charter services to Newmont ’ s mine site have increased over the last nine years and it is the only site in Australia where we fly into from three different states / territories .”
It was a Virgin Australia-branded plane that became the first to hit the runway of Western Australia ’ s newest airport in November last year . The new Gudai-Darri airport , owned by Rio Tinto and situated some 35 km northwest of the Yandicoogina mine , can accept a range of different aircraft including Boeing 737s , A320s , F100s and King Airs . The airport was built to handle more than 600 workers in a day at peak operating times , according to Rio .
The airport is delivering significant benefits in terms of minimising employee interaction with vehicles and driving , as well as helping to
manage employee fatigue thanks to a significant reduction in travel time from an alternate regional airport , Rio said upon the facility opening . As well as servicing Rio ’ s newest iron ore mine , it will also provide a safer landing option for the company ’ s long-standing partner , the Royal Flying Doctor Service .
The full construction and design of the airport was completed by local partners Primero Group , NRW Holdings , Worley and GHD , together with NRW sub-contractors Colas , Fulton Hogan , TEC services , Brookdale Contractors , Bennco and Karlka Fencewright . IM
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SEPTEMBER 2021 | International Mining 105