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Speaking with Western Australia’s esteemed mining engineering, procurement and construction contractor

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Setting the EPC Standard An esteemed mining engineering, procurement and construction contractor, Mondium is leveraging years of experience to the benefit of Western Australia’s preeminent industry Writer: Jonathan Dyble Project Manager: Tom Cullum

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aced with six years of declining growth that ended with a 1.8 percent contraction in 2017, last year marked an upturn in fortunes for Western Australia.

The state economy grew by 1.9 percent in 2018, in no small part owed to its position as a competitive exporter of minerals and petroleum commodities, with the mining industry accounting for 30 percent of gross state product according to the regional Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation.

What’s more, recent industry prosperity is expected to continue throughout 2019 and beyond, owed to a rising number of projects taking off across Australia’s largest territory.

“Market activity has come alive in 2019,” explains Bob Osmetti, Managing Director of Mondium. “We’re anticipating that the mining sector is heading into a busy period for the next two to three years, particularly looking

at the iron ore and battery metals sector where major projects are in progress.

Generally, the precious and base metal sectors have remained active and there is a mixture of greenfield and brownfield projects in the pipeline.”

With this optimistic climate in mind, while mining companies are gearing up to take on new opportunities, so too are those powering the industry with associated services, such as Mondium.

An independent engineering, procurement and construction company specialising in the design and construction of processing plants, permanent villages, construction camps, bore fields, pipelines, powerlines, power generation facilities, plant buildings and other mine site infrastructure, the firm is ideally positioned to capitalise.

THE MAKING OF MONDIUM Established October 21, 2016, Mondium is an EPC joint venture that was formed by two key Australian mining players, Monadelphous and Lycopodium.

An independent company, Mondium brings together the complementary strengths, resources and experience of Monadelphous’s multidisciplinary engineering and construction capabilities and Lycopodium’s technical expertise and minerals project delivery experience.

Headquartered in Perth, the company is led by Osmetti – a founding partner of Lycopodium.

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acked by 125-plus years of storage tank experience, CST Industries, Inc. is the world’s largest manufacturer of factory coated storage tanks for commercial, industrial and municipal applications.

CST manufactures Aquastore® glass-fused-to-steel enamel coated, TecTank™ epoxy coated, stainless steel, and galvanised tanks. CST’s tanks are available in bolted and welded designs, capacities of 15 to 22,712 cubic metres, and in-ground, standpipe or elevated configurations. Tanks are manufactured in ISO 9001:2015 certified facilities and meet or exceed all standard design codes such as AWWA D103, ANSI/NSF Standard 61, AISC, FM codes, NFPA 22, FM, USACOE and other industry standards. CST now offers Vulcan by CST™, a pre-configured storage solution for the municipal, wastewater and fire protection markets.

CST offers the only complete product line of advanced tank coatings and is better positioned to efficiently provide its global customers with the right product for the right applications, no matter the coating – Vitrium™ glass-fused-to-steel or OptiBond™ epoxy coating system.

Complete storage solutions are backed by engineering resources located in multiple centers of excellence to provide project expertise. CST brings the most experienced team of construction and field service personnel through our network of authorised dealers and representatives to deliver successful installation from start to finish.

“I am a strong believer in the value of what a true EPC company can bring to a project,” states Andrew Carnie, Business Development Manager of the company, “and this is where Mondium truly shines.

“It differentiates itself as a turnkey provider, bringing a wealth of experience and resources that, combined, provide full project development and execution capability from the conceptual early design phase right through to project delivery.”

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Project excellence

This project delivery that Carnie refers to speaks for itself in regard to the company’s rapidly rising reputation, with Mondium having executed a range of extensive developments for a multitude of clients across Australia.

Asked about a couple of projects that spring to mind that highlight the company’s philosophies, Osmetti first cites the business’s design and

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Mondium has proven to be a reliable partner for WA mining companies

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construction work for Galaxy Lithium Australia Limited on its lithium yield optimisation project at Mt Cattlin, WA. “Mondium undertook the scope and engineering definition phase and developed a capital cost estimate, schedule and contracting strategy for the project,” he explains. “This was followed by the execution phase, which involved the detailed design, engineering and construction of four new circuits for the new ultra-fines dense medium separation (DMS) plant, and other brownfield works within the existing DMS plant and associated plant services.

“The contract involved extensive tie-ins with the existing infrastructure, the upgrade of the plant water system and included the re-evaluation of the plant control system, all of which was completed without lost time,

injuries or environmental incidents, on schedule and within budget.”

Posed the same question, Carnie was quick to emphasise his pride in one of the firm’s current projects, with Mondium busy designing and constructing the Tailings Retreatment Project (TRP) for Talison Lithium Australia Pty Ltd at Greenbushes, WA. He adds: “This project involves the processing of existing tailings through a new circuit to produce a six percent lithium oxide concentrate product via high intensity magnetic separation followed by coarse and fine flotation as currently employed on site. It entails constructing the related infrastructure and services required to operate and maintain the plant.”

Evidence of the esteemed success of Mondium’s undertakings on this project, Tailison Lithium Australia

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or joint venture projects to be successful, the partners must have the expertise, a synergy of purpose and the ability to work together in a harmonious relationship.

The working partnership between ECG and Mondium is reflected in the successful completion of a major infrastructure expansion and upgrade for Galaxy Resources at their Mt Cattlin Spodumene Mine in Western Australia.

ECG has the experience, capability and resources to undertake all project scopes from feasibility studies, design, construction and commissioning in a variety of industry sectors.

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Mondium undertook the scope and engineering definition phase and developed a capital cost estimate, schedule and contracting strategy for the project”

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agcor was established in 2009 and is a privately owned multidisciplined civil construction company with operations across Australia.

Jagcor’s core focus, safety, quality and culture, is coupled with our expertise in civil construction, concrete pumping, mobile batch plants and precast concrete, servicing the mining, oil & gas, and infrastructure sectors.

Jagcor’s extensive and concerted approach to each project, working parallel with our clients, to deliver on our three main core values ‘safety, quality and culture’, distinguishes Jagcor from its competitors.

‘Our Point of Difference’ We MANUFACTURE the concrete We PUMP the concrete We PLACE the concrete

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ECG & Mondium a Partnership in Perfect Harmony ECG in partnership with Mondium, designed, constructed and integrated a complex plant upgrade with existing infrastructure for Galaxy Resources Yield Optimisation Project at their Mt Cattlin Spodumene Mine – on time and on budget.

ECG and Mondium are now partnering again on the design and construction contract for the Talison Lithium Greenbushes tailings retreatment plant, with ECG undertaking the electrical, instrumentation and controls engineering services.

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Large fleet and highly skilled operators

Jagcor has been involved in several high profile and challenging civil construction projects in recent years. Jagcor‘ strength and expertise lies in its ability to deliver – both in terms of cost efficiency and timeliness. Jagcor boasts an unblemished Health and Safety record.

Central to Jagcor’ success, is the active involvement of senior management in all aspects of the project, from initial tendering, to final completion.

Depending on your requirements, we have the systems, experience and resources to manage small, medium and large scale civil construction projects.

Head Office Unit 1, 35 Cooper Road, Cockburn Central WA 6164 | Phone: +61 (08) 9417 9011 | Email: admin@jagcor.com.au

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OUTLINING OBJECTIVES Building on a successful period through 2017/18, Mondium has outlined four key ambitions for the year ahead: • Establish further project execution teams.

• Develop the early contractor involvement (ECI) offering internally and externally and improve its internal study execution with the Lycopodium group.

• Secure further work with tier one clients such as Rio Tinto, FMG and others to establish ongoing base load of work.

• Maintain the ongoing execution success while building the core team and brand reputation.

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has further engaged the business, contracting it to oversee the design and construction of an alternative project – its Mine Service Area Relocation Project.

An undertaking that requires Mondium to deliver numerous mining facilities and accompanying utilities in order to service the increased number of mining and haulage equipment and drill rigs and involves construction of new fuel systems, lubrication and greases, heavy wash-down facilities and related roads and drainage design, this further collaboration is testament to the company’s diverse level of experience.

One of Mondium’s key goals for the year ahead is to secure further work with tier one clients

Facilitating progression

“It will be critical to the ongoing success of Mondium that these projects are delivered to the absolute satisfaction of our clients to further build a positive brand reputation”

Powering these operations are the company’s staff, an asset that both Carnie and Osmetti acknowledge as being crucial to Mondium’s success.

Recognising this, the firm readily promotes internal development in a number of ways, accentuating both the importance of employee satisfaction and coherent career planning.

“Our future relies on recruiting, training and staff retention,” reveals Osmetti. “We establish teams for each project and appoint managers, empowering them to deliver projects, safely, on time and within budget, to the client’s satisfaction.”

Carnie adds: “We carefully select personnel who share the same visions as the company and are aligned to our culture of putting our clients first.

By looking after projects, we deliver success and remain focussed on the importance of teamwork and on open communication at all levels.”

In a market on the up, high-level talent such as design managers, mechanical engineers and lead planners are becoming increasingly hard to come by, so operating in such a way effectively consolidates

Mondium’s success with low staff turnover and continual employee progression.

Project perfection and team excellence combined, 2018/19 has proved to be a prosperous period for Mondium that has seen the business excel, transitioning from startup status into a significant project delivery company.

Now positioned on a solid platform, the year ahead will be centred around consolidation for the company, “where Mondium will need to build up its resources to match the project awards secured in 2019,” reveals Osmetti.

He concludes: “It will be critical to the ongoing success of Mondium that these projects are delivered to the absolute satisfaction of our clients to further build a positive brand reputation.”

Mondium Pty Ltd Tel: +61 8 6210 5650 info@mondium.co www.mondium.com.au

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