Main Data

Length Overall 48.77 m
Beam (mld) 16.00 m
Depth (mld) 4.00 m

Grande Cote 8000 t/hr Cutter Suction Dredger Design

Designers: Alluvial Dredges

Client

Grande Cote Operations, Senegal

Location

Construction: Thailand
Operation: Senegal

Design of the cutter suction dredger “Yeene” for alluvial mining on the Grande Cote, Senegal

Features

Designed as an Alluvial mining dredge suitable for 24/7 dredging using a Seadrec Dredge Pump capable of 8000 t/hr of dry solids at 28% Cw operating at a dredging depth of 7m. Dredge design included arrangement, structure, dredging and manoeuvring system and outfit.

Designed for construction in blocks in Thailand suitable for shipping to Grande Cote Senegal through the Port of Dakar, for on-site assembly.

Links

For information on the Grande Cote Project:

http://www.tizir.co.uk/projects-operations/grande-cote-mineral-sands/