Galmoy Tailings Dam – Phase 2
- Project Type Mining
- Client Arcon Mining Ltd
- Company Involvment The Galmoy Tailings Dam project was awarded to Roadbridge in November 1999 Roadbridge undertook the position of Main Contractor.
- Form of Contract Traditional
- Dates November 1999 - September 2000
- Location Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
- Value IR £3.5 Million
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This contract comprised Phase 2 of the Tailings Dam Extension circa 15 hectares to deal with mine waste encompassing the following works:
Key Features
- Demolition and Site Clearance
- 580,000m3 of Earthworks in dam construction
- 4km access road on top and bottom of dam
- Installation of 150,000m2 of Geogrid, Geotextile and Geomembrane
- 32km of Containment Drainage
- Installation of Piezometer and other monitoring equipment
- 3km Tailings Pipeline
- Enabling Electrical Works
