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Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET)

Contents Introduction Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET) • Overview • Inloading • Stockyard • Outloading 2

Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET) Stage 1 of a new coal export facility recently completed in the Port of Gladstone Capital cost approximately A$3.1 billion One inloading conveyor One bridge stacker (125m spans) One outloading conveyor One berth One shiploader 27Mtpa throughput capacity 3

Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET) Aurecon’s role via the AH JV (since 2004): • Pre-feasibility study • Feasibility study • Detailed design • Civil • Structural • Mechanical • Electrical • Piping • Instrumentation and Control • Environmental • Onsite construction assistance • Commissioning • Ongoing operational assistance 4

Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET) 3D model deliverables: • Bentley Navigator • Multi-disciplined • Structural • Mechanical • Electrical • Piping • Intelligent model files 3D models were complimented by 2D drawings: • Standard drawings • Specific details 5

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Barge Wharf • Main source of delivery to site • Latent ground conditions • Additional load out capabilities added 7

Barge Wharf • Concrete filled cofferdam • Reinforced sheetpile front wall 8

Dump Station • Multi-level concrete building • Train unloading facility • Interaction with Queensland Rail (QR) 9

Inloading Tunnels 10

Inloading Tunnels • Various tunnel solutions used • Box tunnel (cut and cover) • Jacked box tunnel • Arched tunnel 11

Stockyard Trestles • Supporting 45m spanning gantries • 3.6m diameter external, 2.4m diameter internal • Concrete filled annulus 12

Stockyard Gantries Gantries • 21 gantries • Typical 45m span • 4.6m deep girders • 300t each 13

Bridge Stacker Bridge stacker • 125m spans • Shuttling conveyor • Telescopic chutes • 780t each bridge 14

Bridge Stacker Delivery to site on 92m barge as a single 125m span 15

Bridge Stacker Lifting and installation of western span via a dual crane lift 16

Reclaim Tunnels Stockyard reclaim tunnel with reclaim chamber (12 off) and service/escape tunnel 17

Reclaim Tunnels Construction of reclaim tunnel (RC1) and reclaim chambers 18

Jetty Jetty galleries (76 off) • 24m span • Aluminium full width floors • 1.8km jetty 19

Jetty Head end of jetty for transfer onto the wharf conveyor 20

Wharf Wharf modules • 9 modules • 500t to 1200t • Concrete deck installed 21

Wharf Wharf module installation via dual crane lift from Jumbo Jubilee vessel 22

Shiploader Shiploader • 1300t • 8250tph capacity • 16m rail gauge • 53m long boom 23

Shiploader 24

Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET) Future construction is planned at WICET to increase the facilities throughput capacity: • WEXP1 (when completed) • Two inloading conveyors • Increased stockyard capacity • Two outloading conveyors • Three berths • Two shiploader • WEXP2 (when completed) • Three inloading conveyors • Further increase to stockyard capacity • Three outloading conveyors • Four berths • Three shiploader 25