Coal Transfer Conveyor

Year: 2010
Client: Grande Cache Coal
Location: Grande Cache, AB

Systematic was responsible for installing the major conveyor system that spanned overland and underneath Highway 40 to transport raw coal from the crusher to the processing plant.

Project Highlights:

• Installation of 400m conveyor (surface mounted and elevated truss section) with the capacity to carry 1500 tonnes of raw coal per hour.
• Installation of 22m sacrificial conveyor to transport material from feeder breaker.
• All welds passed non-destructive testing.
• Successful commissioning and start-up process.
• 6-month project duration with 12,000 labour hours.

Other Services Provided:

• Mechanical Systems Assembly
• Structural Steel Erection
• Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
• Heavy Rigging
• Wash Down Pipe Assembly
• On-site Technical Services

Overland Belt Coveyor

Year: 2012
Client: Gibraltar Mines
Location: McLeese Lake, BC

• Erection of 80 foot high Transfer Tower with 5 operating floor levels c/w cladding
• 50 foot long extension to existing 66” wide belt conveyor
• Erection of 900 foot long 66” wide belt conveyor (combination of 200 feet of surface mount and 700 feet of elevated gallery)
• Project was a ‘brownfield” installation with extensive tie-in work to the existing facility
• Four shutdowns for complete installation operation was required to integrate the new equipment

Gantry Conveyor Modifications

Year: 2010
Client: Grande Cache Coal
Location: Grande Cache, AB

• Gantry Conveyor Modification
• Installation of new chuting and required bracing to accommodate additional loading.
• Smaller modifications and improvements to maintenance operations

Coal Crusher

Year: 2011
Client: Grande Cache Coal
Location: Grande Cache, AB

• Installation of new Coal Crusher, including hopper and chuting.
• Brown Field Construction with numerous tie-ins to the existing structure.

TMAC

Year: 2016
Client: TMAC / Gekko
Location: Hope Bay, NV

Contract Details and Role in Provisions of Works and Services

Originally contracted to install the tailings and reclaim piping, Systematic was subsequently contracted to complete the installation of a Glycol heating loop and assist with the installation for Gekko Systems supplied equipment. Systematic maintains a small presence on site to date assisting with the continuous improvement of operations by providing rigging, welding, millwrighting, and pipefitting services.

Tailings and Reclaim Piping

Systematic installed reclaim and tailings piping from the services building to a tailings impounding area 2.5 km away. The Tailings piping required and installation of 3800 meters of 200 mm SDR HDPE insulated and heat traced for winter conditions while the reclaim piping was 2400 km of 150mm sch 40 steel pipe. The installation took place outdoors over the winter season in Nunavut which required extra precautions and planing to account for frigid temperatures and reduced daylight hours.

Glycol and equipment process piping

Several hundred feet of HDPE pipe was assembled and joined using electrofusion pipe fittings to supply glycol to unit heaters and hot water heat exchangers throughout the facility. Systematic was also involved in the installation or replacement of process piping for the various stages ore processing. The process of grinding and sizing, leaching or adsorption, and subsequently, recovery require the handling of slurry and water piping or an acid, caustic or other chemical piping.