Say Hi to Tim Gilroy
Tim is a certified Mechanical Engineer with Masters Degrees in both Materials Handling and also Project Management, combined with specialist plant design expertise.
Tim's Qualifications Include:
- Bachelor Mechanical Engineering
- Masters of Engineering (Bulk Solids Engineering)
- MBA (Project Management)
- Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland
Tim is a dedicated and committed project manager who has delivered many mining and civil projects over almost 30 years. Tim successfully delivered projects including;
PDDR Projects
- Grosvenor, Anglo American – Purpose built plant for grout supply to PDRR LW104 and 106
- Broadmeadow, BMA – PDRR LW8 and southern mains. Project Manager and Site Manager responsible for delivering a 40,000t of fly ash grout over 6 months
- Crinum, BMA – PDRR LW21, 22, 23 and 24. Project Manager and Site Manager responsible for delivering 3 x campaigns of 600l0t each with fly ash grout over 2 years
- Appin, BHP – PDR LW705 and 706. Project and Site Manager enabling the development and delivery of four 6000t campaigns with fly ash grout
Grouting & Backfilling Coal Mines
- Narrabri, Whitehaven – fly ash injection to reduce ventilation movement through LW109 goaf
- Hunter Expressway – Stage 2, Abigroup – Management of the 100,000t fly ash grout backfill project from grout plant financing to regular client site meetings
- Crinum, BMA – Crinum Creek subsidence fault mitigation grout fill. Project Manager and Site Manager and batcher for 3 campaigns in 2013 and 2014
- Grasstree 37 c/t, Anglo American – Project Manager trialling grout filled bags as UG bulk heads
- Springvale Mine, Centennial Coal – Technical lead on 1000t grout roadway reinforcement project
- Ravensworth, Xstrata – Sales Manager to secure contract for BFG
- Newcastle Courthouse, APP – Project Manager responsible for delivering a mine void filling and ground stabilisation project
- Collingwood Park, QLD Government – Project Manager and Site Manager responsible for delivering a $1.5M technology development trial of fly ash grout involving CSIRO, SMEC, TUNRA, IGS, Weatherford and a wide range of specialists
- Carborough Downs Fire, Vale – Project Manager for dry fly ash injection to suppress goaf fire
- Blakefield Mine Fire, Xstrata – fly ash injection to manage UG heating and ventilation
- Muswellbrook Heating, Idemitsu – fly ash injection to improve ventilation movement
- New Hope – Mining and Backfill Study, backfill expertise and costings
- Newlands – Highwall Mining and Backfill Study, backfill expertise and costings
- Tahmoor – Backfill Study, backfill expertise for the Bargo Project conceptual study
- Hunter Valley Expressway, Abigroup/RTA – Engineering input into the design of grouting systems for old coal mine workings to protect Expressway
- Springsure Mine, Bandanna – Technical expert on coal tailings as a pumpable backfill for feasibility study phase
