South East Construction successfully completed the various shutdown projects over K1’s annual outage: Scrubber Ducting Line Replacements, Drag Conveyor Rebuilds, and Bucket Elevator Rebuilds. The projects were completed on budget and ahead of schedule, having all systems completed and turned over to Mosaic ahead of the target date.

The projects included a full replacement of a scrubber ducting line; a full rebuild of 3 separate drag conveyors, including chain, paddles, head, and tail sections; and a full rebuild of 2 bucket elevators, including chain, buckets, head, and tail sprockets.

Project Highlights

• Complete change out of the scrubber ducting line, which was completed on night shift to avoid interfering with other work scopes.
• Rebuilding drag conveyors and bucket elevators.
• Coordinating lockout and confined space work.
• Extensive planning to utilize 1 crew to complete the majority of the work.