Efficient earth moving is highly important in the advancement of Australia’s civil construction sector. In fact, civil bulk earthworks are also often an irreplaceable function of the local mining industry. These services are the most important during mine expansions and future mine reclamation requirements. Bulk earthworks have to adhere to several strict mining safety requirements which include things like soil management and the classification of the materials that require this service, among many other things. Complete CM Solutions can help in the way of proper training in safety requirements but local clients need to be actively invested in them too. The goal is to move materials efficiently to simplify the costs associated with moving bulk volumes. We’ll go through everything it takes to do this below…
What are bulk earthworks?
Bulk earthworks are the removal or relocation of large quantities of soil or rock from a particular area to another. This service is important to create suitable area space for a specific construction purpose. Bulk earthworks are mainly performed for these main functions:
- Excavating an area of the ground
- Constructing a new area by adding earth-based materials to a certain location
- Reusing excavated materials for other purposes
- The delivery of extra earth materials where needed
- The collection of waste materials
Service providers perform these functions by using specialized civil construction expertise to accurately determine how to move materials. Bulk earthworks are needed in a wide range of construction projects than include roads, mines, highways, canals, commercial buildings and much more.
Excavation equipment used during bulk earthworks
Excavation work is guided by the type of materials that have to be worked with, and the purpose of the project. The professional use of heavy construction equipment is required to safely manage the large quantities of material that need to be shifted. This can include some of the following:
- Rollers
- Dump Trucks
- Bulldozers
- Excavators
- Diggers
- Loaders
Factors that impact the cost of bulk earthworks
There are many cost factors involved with bulk earthwork services. We know this is important information for our clients and that is why we provide upfront, free quotes. But we also aim to give you an indication of what to expect in this short guide. The minimization of the distance between material locations can play a role in overall cost. Material placement can also have significant impacts on costs when considered holistically in the context of the mine life cycle. Other costs associated with bulk earthworks include:
- The volume of earth to be moved
- The earthmoving equipment required
- Travelling distances for each load
- Hourly cost of operating heavy equipment
Industries that can benefit from bulk earthworks
Mines can benefit enormously from earth-moving services, but many other environmental projects stand to gain from it as well. Examples of other scenarios that could benefit include the following:
- Tailings dam storage facilities
- Clearing and rehabilitation
- Large construction and civil projects
- Road and major building works
Finding a professional bulk earthworks service provider
The difference between the average and the best construction companies is evident in the value that they can add. Average civil construction service providers will only focus on doing the work required and it ends there. A service provider that wants to improve your processes is equally invested in your success. You can also easily identify the best bulk earthworks companies by the complexity and variety of projects they have completed successfully. So, choose a construction company that knows the trends. Take time and look at their current projects. You will soon see the difference between the best and the average.
If you are doing large civil construction work or commencing mining projects, you will need bulk earthwork services. Complete CM Solutions is the right place for that because we offer earth-moving services that produce minimal waste and maximum reuse of the soil excavated. We also aim to minimise the costs involved and can intervene in the early planning stages to do so. Some of the methods we’ve mentioned above can be accurately applied to your unique needs. This ensures that we can make better and more informed decisions to improve your construction processes. This, and every other safety procedure we apply, will help save substantial sums of money for organizations involved in projects requiring bulk earthwork.
