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Company ProfileIMP Pty Ltd
Underground Mining ContractorsIntroductionWe wish to introduce you to our company, IMP Pty. Ltd. Underground Mining Contractors.
IMP commenced operations in 1999 and specialises in underground coal mining contracts. We have a growing workforce of around 50 employees and the ability to access greater numbers as required for larger projects.
Our company also has a growing management structure to focus on providing a quality service in areas that we undertake. The operation is backed by a new office and workshop in Emerald where our company is based, a workshop and office in Rutherford, NSW as well as an office due to open shortly in Mackay.
Our new office in Mackay will be designed to provide Technical Services capabilities to mine sites with services ranging from Pre-feasibility and Feasibility studies to Mine Design, Mine Planning and on site Technical Services, Mine Management and Supervision. Our initial Tech Services team will consist of the Manager for the area, Mining Engineers, Geotechnical Engineers and Geologists. Our intention would be to extend this to Mine Mechanical and Electrical Engineers to support machinery selection services for the differing projects.
Since our inception IMP Pty Ltd have continued to grow and pursue our primary goal to become a quality supplier of Mine roadway development works to our clients. We have recently taken the step of purchasing numerous pieces of Development mining equipment to support this goal and currently can supply all the necessary Development equipment for two complete development units. We believe that we can grow to become one of the top five Underground Mining Contractors in Australia and eventually one of the top three.
At our home base in Emerald, provided suitable expertise and skills are available, we support the local business and industry wherever we can.
Some of the local businesses that we support are as follows;
For our new office at Rutherford, we aim to achieve the same level of local support and are looking to develop strong relationships with businesses in the area. Many of the larger equipment suppliers are already established in the area and currently provide support for our growing equipment inventory. Safety Performance
At IMP we believe that our safety performance has been very good given the hazardous nature of the tasks that we often perform. The only blemishes to our safety performance have occurred on what we consider to be low risk tasks and believe this is due to complacency. We aim to manage our people in a manner that has them focused on hazard identification and control. Our current LTIFR is running at 18 and we have previously achieved 260 days without a recordable incident at our project at Oaky No1 Mine. Safety Management Systems
Through our experience in supervision at all levels, we have developed an extensive Safety Management System to ensure the safety and health of our employees. Our system is based on the Mines Department Standard and captures all the elements and performance criteria to provide an effective system. The basis of this system lies with the operators being trained, and having the ability, to identify and manage hazards at the work place. This is supported by a focused audit process that encourages the operators to look after their own health and well being. Our system is a living document which is continually evolving to help manage complacency which we see as being one of the bigger threats to our performance. Training
Since its inception in 1999, IMP has been responsible for the training of a large number of clean skins, both for our projects and to meet the requirements of several mines. The training scheme that IMP has in place for our own new recruits has been so successful that the majority of persons trained under this scheme have now gained full time employment at local mines.
We have also developed and utilised a clean skin training program to provide permanent employees for 3 mines. This program involves the mine providing a number of new employees and IMP training these people to an advanced stage of training on most of the equipment required by the mine and allow integration into the development crews.
The program was varied depending on the mine and the number of people we had to train and were all successful, but the most successful was at Kestrel Coal where we were given our own panel and a miner driver and the clean skins. We were able to set targets for training and progress which we achieved. Our goal at the end of the program was to have all the processes taught and in place and we aimed to out produce the existing crews at the mine, which we were able to do.
Due to the employment process of the mine and the training scheme we used, almost all the employees have become valuable members of their organisation’s and a large majority now work as co-ordinators and leading hands. Our training was not only based on skills training of equipment but training of the complete development process from micro cycles through to a whole of panel process. This we believe is how to achieve successful production rates throughout these schemes and an outstanding safety record utilising the highest standards and forethought. Our management team is small and dedicated and consists of the following Key Personnel:-
Cec Ivers - Managing Director Cec Ivers - Managing DirectorThe founder and managing director of our company, Cec has First, Second and Third Class certificates of competency. Cec has worked in the underground coal mining industry in the Bowen Basin of Qld and the Illawarra District of NSW for the last 19 years and has grown to know these areas very well. His experience with process support work and services to the underground production units has seen him develop a versatile portfolio of skills that allows him to carry out all of the tasks mentioned above. Cec has worked in rolls ranging from operator to Underground Mine Manager.
Chris Moore – NSW Manager Chris has been working in the mining industry all his working life; he has worked through his apprenticeship to Electrician UG and then as a Development Electrical Coordinator at Oaky #1 Colliery. Chris brings vast experience to our operation in relation to Development face equipment and Electrical reticulation systems to support that facet of the operation.
Maurie Herring – Mechanical Coordinator Maurie has worked in the underground coal industry for approx 17 years, including 11 years underground at several mines in Queensland and NSW. He is a fitter & turner by trade and is experienced in all areas of the underground environment and associated equipment. He has worked in a variety of supervisory, coordinator and superintendant roles including Mechanical Engineering Manager at Aquila Mine in Central Queensland.
Paul Tindall – Electrical Coordinator Paul has worked in the industry for 15years as an electrician, Electrical Coordinator and Sub Contractor. In this time he has kept in time with the Industry Electrical changes, Mining Regulations and new developments for the industry. He has also acquired valuable knowledge on the operational and Electrical requirements of a Development mine and adds great value to our team.
Sam Western – Electrical Contractors Sam has an electrical trade background and has worked underground for 10 years. He has worked from the development face through to the position of Electrical Development Coordinator at Oaky No1. Sam has completed 2 years with IMP as an electrical coordinator responsible for the development process and electrical labour.
Davin Roberts – Training and Safety Davin has been working with us for the past 3 years and has developed a sound knowledge of the mining industry and how our Safety and Management Training schemes work. He has recently changed to this role and is being developed into the Safety Training person within our Management team. Projects that IMP have successfully undertaken:-Development
IMP has recently completed a development contract at Oaky No1 Mine. The project involved the recovery of old roadways in the mine and developing headings to access remnant coal for their Second Longwall Project. The contract involved approx. 14 km of drivage which was achieved on time and under cost. The initial drivage required a single entry roadway approx 970m in length, achieved by driving equal distance from each end. The project required that we be totally self sufficient; including the installation of all our own driveheads, secondary support and ventilation devices.
IMP has provided development crews to Crinum East Mine in Emerald. This involved the initial and ongoing development of MG2 until the full time Crinum crews were available to start work in their new operation. Development Support
We are able to offer support for the following development activities;
Conveyor Infrastructure
We have experience in maintaining, removing and installing conveyor belts. We have successfully managed a number of contracts conducting belt (panel moves) for mines, installation and removal of drive heads and tripper drives, and the extensive maintenance of belt systems from cleaning, realignment, maintaining scrapers and the maintenance of the spray systems on the conveyors. Previous contracts have included the completion of;
Conveyor Maintenance
IMP has successfully completed several projects and contracts in relation to belt maintenance. Contracts have included the re-alignment of the entire length of trunk conveyors, the lowering of the floor below conveyors for cleaning and grading purposes, the ongoing change out of rollers though breakdown and preventative maintenance programs and the daily cleaning of conveyor transfers, drive heads and sumps. We were also able to provide some innovative ideas to the clean up of two drift conveyor systems. Strata Control
Previous contracts have included the completion of; Long tendons
Primary support
Passive support
Grouting
PUR injection
Monitoring
IMP owned diesel & strata control equipment
LongwallLongwall RelocationsIMP has completed a number of longwall relocations at Oaky No1, Oaky North and Crinum Mines. We have received excellent reports from our clients regarding these projects. Longwall Support Functions
Longwall support work has a critical flow path to ensure that the longwall achieves the required retreat rate. In roles we have completed at Kestrel Coal and Crinum Mine we were able to develop a support strategy to efficiently complete the tasks including; advance the services, remove belt from the LTU, install passive support where required, dismantle ventilation control devices, retreat crib room and services, grade and salt roads, bring in supplies and take out belt structure. Previous contracts have included the completion of;
Outbye ServicesWe have successfully completed outbye service works in regard to supplies, establishing pumping systems etc. Ventilation Control Devices
Stonedusting
Roadworks
Hire FleetIMP has a significant equipment fleet that are available for hire to mines and other contractors. We prefer to purchase new machines, or overhaul used equipment prior to making it available for hire, to improve reliability for our customers. IMP currently owns equipment including:-
Summary
With this team on board, we are confident to successfully offer any service that is required for your operation. We believe that by ensuring your success, our success will follow. We can provide detailed work processes that you may require along with up to date resumes of our Managers and Supervisors to support our proposals. We hope you find our brief Company Profile satisfactory and desire to develop a working relationship with you.
Sincerely yours
Cec Ivers Managing Director
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