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Metroid Electrical Engineering
IndustriesMining
Mining & Quarrying

Control solutions for mine & quarry sites.

Extensive experience designing, building, programming and commissioning control switchboards for mining and quarrying projects across Australia and overseas.

Dependable Partner
Flexible Can-Do
Expertise All In-House
Built for Mine & Quarry Sites

Extensive experience across mining and quarrying.

Metroid has designed, built, programmed and commissioned control switchboards for a wide range of mining and quarrying projects across Australia and overseas.

From conveying systems and dewatering to camp water and sewage treatment, we bring in-house engineering and manufacturing to even the most demanding, remote sites. And we don’t disappear at handover - with remote support, programming expertise and spare-parts backing, we help keep your plant running reliably for its whole life, not just its first day.

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Metroid mining water treatment plant switchboard
Mining Experience

Proven control systems experience across the full range of mining applications.

We’ve delivered control switchboards for a broad spread of mining and quarrying applications, including:

Mining & quarrying conveying systemsMining sewage treatment plantsMining potable water treatmentMining campsQuarry aggregate mixing plantsOily water separation systemsMining wash baysQuicklime slaking plantsRare mineral bulk bag filling linesMining evaporator systemsMining ventilation systemsMining sewage pump stationsBulk lubrication storage systemsMagnesium oxide unloading systemsMine dewatering systemsMine bore systemsLithium centrifuge systemsMining fume scrubbers
Applications

Motor control, distribution, local control and switchrooms.

Metroid offers a wide range of options for motor control, power distribution, local control and switchrooms on mining projects, including:

Mining motor control centres

Mining motor control centres

Robust MCCs engineered for the demands of mine and quarry sites.

Mining main switchboards

Mining main switchboards

Main switchboards built to site and client specification for reliable power distribution.

Mining local control centres

Mining local control centres

Local control centres and VSD panels for process control across the site.

Mining pump starter panels

Mining pump starter panels

Pump starter panels for dewatering, bore, water and wastewater duties.

Underground mining boards

Underground mining boards

Boards engineered for the unique requirements of underground operations.

Mining containerised switchrooms

Mining containerised switchrooms

Fully fitted, transportable switchrooms delivered ready to position on remote sites.

Compliance

Over 30 years building to standards.

Every switchboard is designed and built to comply with your mine site specifications and all relevant Australian standards, including:

AS 3000
Wiring rules
AS 61439
Low voltage switchgear & controlgear assemblies
AS 4024
Safety of machinery
AS/NZS 5638
Electrical equipment for mines & quarries
AS 4509
Standalone power systems
AS 2081
Electrical protection devices for mines & quarries
WA WHS (Mines) Regulations 2022
Work health & safety compliance
Switchboard factory acceptance testing for compliance
Factory acceptance testing

We supply to sites nationally and internationally.

Mine Site Specifications

Full compliance with every mine site’s specs.

Metroid ensures full compliance with the unique specifications of each mine site.

We’ve delivered projects for hundreds of high-profile end clients across mining, municipal, food and beverage manufacturing, energy and other critical infrastructure applications, and are well versed in meeting stringent end-client specifications.

Switchboard wire testing for compliance
Mining Clients

Delivering for Australia’s leading miners.

Some of the mining clients we’ve delivered projects for include:

Case Studies

Mining projects we’ve delivered.

Aquila MCC on the factory floor
Aquila Mine, QLD

Aquila Mine water & sewage treatment plant.

A complete, networked electrical control package for two treatment plants on a remote Queensland mine site, designed, built and programmed in-house.

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Caval Ridge sewage treatment plant
Moranbah, QLD

Caval Ridge sewage treatment plant

A Motor Control Centre manufactured to BMA specification for the Caval Ridge coal mine sewage treatment plant.

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Forbes brine evaporation main panel
Forbes, NSW

Forbes brine evaporation main panel

The main panel for an EVAPX brine evaporation system, which removes excess water from brine used to cure hides in the agricultural industry.

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Cannington Mine reverse osmosis
Cannington Mine, QLD

Cannington Mine reverse osmosis

The control board for a containerised reverse osmosis treatment plant at a QLD mine.

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Let’s power your next mining project.

Delivered on time. Supported for the life of your plant.

Dependable Partner.Flexible Can-Do.Expertise All In-House.
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