Improvement of Iron Ore Stockyard Berms Using Cementitious Stabilisation

By Srijib Chakrabarti & Jaime Tabucanon

Australia is one of the largest iron ore producing countries in the world. As a result of recent increased demand for iron ore in the international market, development of new open pit mines with associated construction of new iron ore stockyard facilities and expansion of existing facilities have been on the rise in Western Australia. Design of stacker and reclaimer machine berms with the intent of optimising stocking capacity have been the key issue for construction of these iron ore handling facilities.