Customer :

BHP BILLITON

Role :

Main Contractor

Key date :

2014 - 2016

Location :

ANTOFAGASTA - CHILI - Chile

Description of the Project

Construction of intake & outfall lines for a SWRO desalination plant for the mining industry

Work done and added value of our solution

  • 2 water intake lines built by micro tunnelling and ended by risers in GRP installed in 7m diameter, 11m deep shafts covered with concrete intake heads of 450 Tons.

*530m length overall each, ID 2m

  • 1 water discharge line built by micro tunnelling and ended by riser in GRP installed in 7m diameter, 11m deep shaft and connected to 2 x OD1600mm OD twin HDPE multiport diffusers, 90m long, laid on the seabed.

*350m length overall, ID 2m

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