Turning solutions into client success
AS a privately-owned mining and civil contracting company, Lucas Total Contract Solutions ( TCS) has been in operation for more than 45 years delivering projects for some of Australia’s leading resources, industrial, and Government organisations.
One of the projects delivered is SIMEC Mining’s (formerly Arrium) iron ore mining operations at Iron Baron, South Australia.
For this project, Lucas TCS was entirely responsible for transforming the brownfield site at Iron Baron into a first-class mining facility by re-establishing facilities, reopening pits and constructing haul roads, ROM pads, TSFs and train load out facilities.
As well as undertaking the ongoing mining and rehandle activities at Iron Baron, Lucas TCS built, owned and operated two purpose built crushing plants valued at $35 million, which lifted production at Iron Baron from the initial 3.2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) to a capacity of 6mtpa.
The Lucas TCS operations at Iron Baron contributed about $34 million per annum towards South Australian employment, materials and supplies.
After forging a strong relationship with the company, Lucas TCS now looks forward to future projects with SIMEC and GFG Alliance as they transform and upgrade their operations.
Lucas TCS currently has a strong pipeline of mining and construction projects, including the recent award of a major Australian wind farm project; a bulk commodity storage facility on the Eyre Peninsula; crushing operations at a major South Australian mine; further additions to The Bend Motorsport Park in Tailem Bend; and new work at McArthur River mine in the Northern Territory.