SOUND ATTENUATION SOLUTION CLIENT
NEW HOPE GROUP
SITE
NEW ACLAND
LOCATION
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
PRODUCT
SOUND SUPPRESSION KITS
APPLICATION
DUMP TRUCKS, LOADERS, EXCAVATORS
SCOPE
FULL TURN-KEY
COMMENCED
JULY 2011
COMPLETED
ONGOING
BUSINESS CHALLENGE New Acland has faced pressure to meet strict noise requirements. There have been several challenges to meet the community expectations over 11 years. The New Hope Group have invested heavily in solutions to meet requirements. They have also focused on public relations initiatives to educate the community on how they are meeting and exceeding these expectations. MINETEK has been able to support New Acland through this journey, allowing operations to run sustainably both day and night through the life of the mine.
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WE WERE LIMITED TO OPERATING ONLY 9 HOURS EACH DAY. WE WERE LOSING MONEY HAND OVER FIST.
SOUND ATTENUATION SOLUTION
CHOOSING MINETEK The New Hope Group researched the market and spoke with many sites utilising sound suppression solutions. Reputation, quality, and proven results were paramount to the New Acland team. The sensitive nature of this operation meant it was critical to select an established provider, who would ensure compliance against the stringent community and mining operation standards. Mining machines operate in onerous conditions, so the New Acland Team conducted site visits to several mining operations using MINETEK solutions prior to their selection. MINETEK were endorsed as an innovative solution provider in this specialised field.
SOUND ATTENUATION SOLUTION MINETEK SOLUTION MINETEK commenced the partnership with New Acland Coal in January 2011. The initial project included a detailed analysis of the entire site and its operations, including all fixed and mobile machinery, and plant equipment.
MINETEK WAS ABLE TO REDUCE THE OVERALL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE SITE BY OVER
50
Conducted over 4 weeks, MINETEK operated weekends and night to minimise the impact on the day-to-day operations at New Acland Coal. The analysis included detailed discussions with the maintenance, environmental and management groups. MINETEK spent many hours with the New Acland team. This ensured all the requirements were understood and could be fully implemented prior to the installation of the sound packages. This guaranteed that every solution was designed and installed to accommodate the needs of the operational team at New Acland Coal.
BEFORE MINETEK SOUND SOLUTIONS 46%
%
BY THE NUMBERS Machines Operating
85 Additional Hours of Operation each year
372,300 54%
Additional Coal Extracted each year post sound installation
2.1MT Value of additional coal extracted*
AFTER MINETEK SOUND SOLUTIONS SOUND ATTENUATION SOLUTION 4%
96%
Operational
Downtime due to noise
*https://ycharts.com/indicators/australia_coal_price retrieved 14.09.2021
$354.3m
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IF IT WASN’T FOR MINETEK, THIS MINE WOULD NOT BE VIABLE. RICK BALSAMO, MAINTENANCE MANAGER – NEW ACLAND MINE