Construction Services

SLR's construction and construction materials services are multifaceted and backed by a team with a wealth of knowledge across the industry.

Overview

Our team brings significant experience in the essential construction materials sector. Our experience includes hard rock, sand and gravel quarry operations, recycling, concrete, asphalt, and material testing.

In addition, we work on infrastructure projects, including municipal public works, roadways, rail, bridges, and buildings. We offer comprehensive management plans, desktop advice, and on-the-ground support tailored to our clients' needs.

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Construction Materials Services

Construction Materials Overview

The practical industry experience across our teams allows us to understand our clients' needs and provide industry-relevant advice. We combine expertise in the mining, quarrying, and construction materials sectors with a practical, commercial perspective to achieve the best possible outcomes.
SLR's integrated capabilities enable us to guide clients through all stages of a site's life cycle, from resource development and master planning to operations management and post-extraction land use. Our services extend across management plans, surveys, audits, assessments, appraisals, expert witness support, desktop advice, and on-the-ground assistance to help clients meet their strategic objectives.
With a dedicated Asia Pacific team, we cover every aspect of site development for our clients, who benefit from our comprehensive understanding of industry operations and regulatory compliance at local, state, and federal levels. As each project brings unique complexities, our teams adapt to address specific challenges, providing clarity around regulatory requirements while keeping commercial considerations in focus.
In addition to consultancy and project management, SLR provides materials testing services through our NATA-accredited geotechnical laboratory and petrology services. Our experts perform a range of tests, including aggregate and soil testing, dimensional stone testing, and petrographic analyses, ensuring quality control and compliance with industry standards.
Our Services Overview
- Safety and Health Management Systems and advisory
- Risk assessments and safety documentation e.g. safe work method statements
- Survey (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and terrestrial scanning) including stockpile calculations, operational planning, deformation reporting
- Due diligence and pre-acquisition
- Onsite operational support e.g. drill and blast, crushing and screening, load and haul
- Quarry operational plans e.g. traffic management, quality assurance, blast management plans
- Optimisation and improvement programs
- Mining and quarrying safety legislation compliance
- Operator effectiveness audits
- Capital investment planning
- Expert Witness
- Quarry Assessment Reports (for Queensland Transport & Main Roads certification)
- Materials testing using our NATA Accredited Geotechnical Laboratory
- Petrology services
- Geology
- Occupational hygiene
- Acoustics and vibration
- Surface water and ground water
- Environment management and monitoring
- Land and ecology

Detailed Construction Materials Services

Quarry Development & Management
- Rock exploration and appraisal
- Drilling campaigns
- JORC (Joint Ore Reserve Committee) compliant resource and reserve estimates and auditing
- Geotechnical engineering, assessments and design
- Ground control management plans
- Slope stability assessments
- Land and soil assessment
- Acid sulfate soil assessments
- Market demand studies and need assessments
Mining & Tenure Management
- Mineral explorations and appraisal
- Sourcing and evaluation of resources
- Mining and development planning
- Mining tenement management, lease applications, surrenders and transfers
- Environmental assessment, preparation and implementation of environmental management plans
- Rehabilitation and closure planning
- Mine rehabilitation planning and implementation
- Estimated rehabilitation cost determination
- Hydrological assessments - groundwater and surface water
- GIS database management
- CAD database management
- Landowner liaison and representation on community liaison groups
Planning
- Project team management and coordination
- Planning and development applications
- Work plans, administrative updates and variations
- Post extraction land use and master planning
- Legislation navigation and advice
- RiskSMART fast-track approvals
- Expert witness
Drafting
- High-quality technical drawings utilising spatial and design data tailored to meet Client needs and council requirements
- Detailed 2D and 3D technical drawings, construction plans, concept sketches, and spatial mapping
- 2D/3D design, drafting, and modelling
UAV Survey and Mapping
- Contour and site attribute imagery and plans
- Stockpile volumetric surveys and reporting
- 3D visualisation plans
- High-resolution digital surface models
- Rectified orthophoto maps and plans
- Photogrammetric plots
- Bathymetric surveys of water bodies
- High-definition aerial photography and videos
- Preparation of hard and soft copy output
Petrology
- Thin section and polished thin section preparation of geological materials including concrete and quarry products
- Petrographic investigation of natural rock and quarry materials including aggregates and manufactured sand
- Compliance, performance and durability of construction materials, assessment and technical troubleshooting
- Petrographic reports for certification and recertification
- Secondary Mineral content analysis
- X-ray diffraction (XRD)
- Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

NATA Accredited Geotechnical Laboratory

We provide our clients with fast, detailed, and confidential industry specific testing from our NATA accredited modern geotechnical laboratory.

Aggregate Tests
- Degree of precoat
- Organic impurities other than sugar
- Weak particles (including clay lumps, soft and friable particles) in coarse aggregates
- Clay and fine silt
- Wet/dry strength variation
- ACV
- Particle shape by proportional calliper
- Average least dimension
- Materials finer than 75 microns inaggregates (by washing)
- Flakiness index
- Bulk density of aggregate (unit mass)
- Particle size distribution
- Particle density and water absorption – fine/coarse aggregates
- Aggregate soundness – evaluation by exposure to sodium sulphate solution
- Crushed particles in coarse aggregate derived from gravel
- Degradation factor – source rock and coarse aggregate
- PAFV (polished aggregate friction value) – vertical wheel
- Point Load
- Coarse aggregate quality by visual assessment
- Acid solubility
- Caking
- Foreign materials
Soil Tests
- California bearing ratio (CBR)
- Maximum density ratio compactions (MDR)
- Particle size distribution
- Fines ratio
- Atterberg limits
- Moisture content
- Emerson class
Dimensional Stone
- Water absorption and bulk specific gravity
- Modules of rupture compressive strength
- Flexual strength of dimensional stone
- Abrasion resistance
- Strength of individual stone anchorages in dimensional stone
- Potential to effloresce
- Rust from free iron
- Resistance to salt attack
- Impact resistance/rupture energy
- Stain resistance
- Change of gloss
- Thermal expansion
- Slip resistance