Gosowong Gold Mine Project

Project: Improvement on sprayed concrete for ground support

Gosowong Gold Mine Project

Location:
Halmahera island, province of
North Maluku, Republic of
Indonesia

Project period:
2014-2020 (estimated)

Applicator/Contractor:
PT Nusa Halmahera Minerals
(75% Newcrest Mining Ltd, 25%
PT Aneka Tambang Tbk)

Market sector:
UGC sprayed concrete
admixtures

Products used & amounts:

MasterGlenium SKY 8770
MasterRoc HCA 10 Sprayed concrete (shotcrete) trial at Kencana and Toguraci underground mine, Gosowong gold project
MasterRoc MS 610
MasterRoc TCC 735
MasterRoc SA 167
Sales contact: Aryanto Wibowo The background
aryanto.wibowo@basf.com
Gosowong is owned and operated by PT Nusa
Lasman Donny Halmahera Minerals (PTNHM), an Indonesian
lasman.donny@basf.com company owned by Newcrest Mining Ltd (75%)
and PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (25%). It is
located on Halmahera Island, in the North
Maluku Province of the Republic of Indonesia,
approximately 2,450 kilometres north east of
the national capital, Jakarta. Gosowong
commenced operations in 1999 and its primary
products are gold and silver. The processing
plant at Gosowong has capacity to process
800,000 tonnes per year using a primary jaw
crusher followed by SAG and ball mill circuits
prior to final smelting of the gold/silver ore.
The challenge
Gosowong gold project has two main
underground mines: Kencana and Toguraci.
Conditions in the mines vary significantly
throughout the underground workings.
Kencana underground has zones of very soft
and fractured rock with potential for high
deformation rates and drive squeezing.
Toguraci underground generally has a more
competent rock mass although the deeper
parts of the mine experience high substrate
temperatures associated with geothermal
conditions (substrate surface temperature 60-
70º C). Previously, the normal sprayed
concrete mix design could not achieve 32 Mpa
at 28 days or 1 Mpa in 1 hour as required by
the design specifications due to the heat and
application issues.

Contact:
PT BASF Indonesia
DBS Bank Tower 27th Floor
Ciputra World 1 Jakarta
Jl. Prof. Dr. Satrio Kav. 3-5
Jakarta 12940
Phone: +6221 29886000
Fax: +6221 29885930
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Gosowong Gold Mine Project
I: mprovement of sprayed concrete for ground support
Our solution
BASF were engaged to undertake a technical review of the
shotcrete mix compatibility in conjunction with the raw materials
and underground environmental conditions.
A sprayed concrete solution from Master Builders Solutions was
developed consisting of suitable admixtures combined with a
tailored training package for operators, supervisors and
engineers.
The improved product coupled with specific training
requirements has benefited PT NHM, assisting operators to
achieve a high quality sprayed concrete at design thicknesses
(100mm) in a single pass. The shotcrete improvements have
led to a more effective and efficient ground support system and
a safer underground working environment.
Our special admixtures:
 Internal curing agent, MasterRoc TCC 735 helps to
achieve significantly stronger cured concrete strength in
high temperature environment
 Hyperplasticizer, MasterGlenium SKY 8770 significantly
improves workability even with poor quality sand
 Hydration Control Admixture, MasterRoc HCA 10 helps
to maintain workability for long time periods
 Densified silicafume, MasterRoc MS 610 helps to
improve cohesiveness and workability of sprayed
concrete mix
 Alkali free accelerator, MasterRoc SA 167 significantly
boosts early strength development, assisting with poor
ground control and allowing mine production cycles to
commence sooner.
The customer´s benefit
By solely using Master Builders Solutions, PT. NHM has been
able to improve production, safety and underground
geotechnical stability at the same time. Benefits include:
 Reduced rebound & wastage
 Reduced rehabilitation/rework requirements
 Reduced machine downtime due to pipe blockages
 A stronger better performing mix gives a safer
working environment and improves productivity of
mines
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Customer testimonial
The BASF technical team listened to our needs, considered
the options, and then set out in full partnership with us to
develop a better system overall. Given our remoteness on
an island in Eastern Indonesia, it was crucial to get the full
support and commitment that BASF provided us with.
Projects facts at a glance
BASF has supported Gosowong project since 2007 by
providing high quality shotcrete admixtures for Kencana
and Toguraci Underground development.
Since early 2014, PT. NHM commended a more
compatible shotcrete mix using solely BASF admixtures.
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