Planning and design of bulk material handling system for a coal export terminal at Reglan Creek

The purpose for this report is to provide an understanding of the working requirements of a major coal export facility. This project encompasses the usage of a combination of an overland conveyor system, modern barges and barging technologies as well as a transhipper. Located approximately 50 kilometres south-east of Rockhampton and approximately 40 kilometres north-west of Gladstone in Central Queensland my thesis project is set to deliver a low impact and inventive coal export solution(IAS, June 2011). The project is set to have an overall export of 18 million tonnes of coal per annum and will include construction of a rail unloading facility, stockyard, barge loading terminal and offshore marine transhipment operation. The project will incorporate barging technology rather than more traditional port facilities and transport coal along Raglan Creek near Port Alma and then transfer the coal into ships in the open waters. The purpose of this project is to analyse and design the bulk material handling operational specifications of the export facility such as the;  Stockyard Size and layout  Conveyor belt widths and optimal speed  Barge loading facility  Transhipper loading and discharge specifications These bulk material handling design specifications have been determined through a number of spread sheets and calculations as defined throughout the report below