Loy Yang Mobile Plant & Earthworks

PC400 excavator loading onto a 30T articulated dump truck at the Ash Ponds at Loy Yang Mine

Description of Works

Since the purchase of the State Electricity Commission's mobile plant fleet in 1993, RTL has been providing a range of mobile plant hire and earthworks services to the Loy Yang Mine. Over the past 14 years RTL has developed a strong relationship with Loy Yang Power. This relationship resulted in the growth in RTL's business centered around mobile plant and earthwork activities at the Loy Yang Mine.

Scope of Work

RTL supply the mine with mobile plant on a wet and dry hire basis. Loy Yang Power use dry hire plant on a 24 hour a day basis for work around the coal and overburden dredgers. Wet hire plant is used for infrastructure works in the mine which includes:

• The provision of a base fleet of mobile plant
• The provision of plant, labour and materials to perform a wide range of earthworks including loading, carting and dozing activities, road making and drainage  
• Excavation of the Ash Ponds  
• Overburden removal contracts  
• The provision of plant, labour and materials to perform conveyor shifting services and other miscellaneous services to support routine operational activities