Mining and Metals

From concept to completion, deugro has deep expertise in mining projects and operations to meet the demands of global mining houses and EPCs working on mining and processing facilities across the world.

We offer customized logistics solutions for various mining activities and related industries like cement and metallurgy.

Focus areas

Mining industry
(excavators, conveyor belts, car dumpers, ship loaders, crushers, feeders, modules)
Cement industry
Metallurgy industry
(steel mills, aluminum smelters, etc.)

Value proposition

We design safe, innovative and reliable logistics solutions for efficient, high-quality delivery within the mining and metals industry.
Our expertise includes the safe delivery of general cargo and oversized components—while respecting local communities and ecosystems.
From handling conveyor belts to complex modules, we manage remote sites and tight schedules.

Canadian Artic Mining Project

What makes a project unique? Is it the cargo weight and size, the remote locations involving tight schedules and temporary jetties, or the strict quality, health, safety and environmental and security (QHSES) requirements? What about sophisticated project engineering and the need for an extraordinary number of specialists to coordinate? This project has it all!

Industry: Mining and Metals

Cargo: Bulk material handling and processing system

Volume: 384,449 CBM of cargo with a combined weight of 21,000 MT

Routes: From Europe, Canada and Vietnam to the remote north of the Arctic Circle

Cargo Highlight: Crusher building, 1,800 MT, 32 x 29 x 34 m

Timeline: Location only accessible two months a year

Crane Trolley Transportation

deugro was awarded this project from a major engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company that specializes in manufacturing industrial cranes. The custom-built crane trolley transported by deugro will be utilized in the aluminum industry.

Project Execution

deugro was involved in the project from the very early stages. The first investigations regarding the routing of the last transport leg to the site started two years in advance of the actual project execution. At this time, the design of the crane trolley was still in progress.

Several updates of the trolley design—affecting dimensions and transport weight—required flexible planning and amendment of suitable transport routing as well as of trailer configuration during the production process.

Industry: Mining and metals

Volume: 920 CBM and custom-made listing equipment

Cargo Highlight: 1 crane trolley, 14.47 x 7.34 x 8.66 m

Max. Heavy Lift: 117 MT

Koniambo Nickel Mine Project

New Caledonia (Nouvelle-Calédonie), a French overseas collectivity, is located about 1,200 kilometers east of Australia. We supported the logistics for a world-class industrial complex, which contributes to making New Caledonia one of the world’s largest nickel producers.

The smelter has an annual production capacity of 60,000 tons, and is located near Koné, the county town of New Caledonia’s North Province. Shipments for the project ran between 2008 and 2012, with an investment worth approximately 4.5 billion USD.

deugro moved Approximately 550,000 FRT during this Project

During this project we shipped material and equipment for the mine, the pyrometallurgical nickel foundry, the power plant and other complementary infrastructure, including the deepwater port at Vavouto, the 11-kilometre land-based conveyor and a seawater desalination plant.

Although there was quite some cargo size and volume on one vessel, the main challenge was timing, as the vessel was loaded in China during the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday period.

To ensure that the cargo was swiftly loaded without delay due to CNY, everything was loaded in advance onto barges and all cargo was loaded from the barge to the MV while anchored. This helped to avoid the labor shortage and port shutdown during CNY.

In addition, we had to comply with stringent Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) requirements, including detailed engineering calculations and drawings to provide for the barges and ocean vessels.

Client: HATCH-Technip (JV)

Destination: Vavouto, New Caledonia

Period: 2008–2012

Cargo: Large mining components and steel structures

Scope: Turnkey project

Highlight: Heavy lifts with unit weight of up to 450 tons; 550,000 FRT shipped

Xuan Thanh 3

The Xuan Thanh 3 project was a major turnkey logistics operation for FLSmidth, delivering 45,000 FRT of cargo to Vietnam for the largest cement plant ever built by the client. It involved complex coordination of heavy lifts and multi-origin shipments, serving as a flagship case in the Mining and Metals sector.

Client: FLSmidth A/S

Owner: Xuan Thanh

Destination: Vietnam

Period: 2021–2022

Cargo: Cement plant, 45,000 FRT

Scope: 45,000 FRT multiple origins

Highlight: Largest cement plant that was ever constructed by FLSmidth