Scope of Works

Turnkey underground mining services for the Karari Underground Mine, including:

The establishment of four portals; Main Decline, Exploration Decline, Switch back 5 and Whirling Dervish, with in excess of 14,000m of total development
Conventional and tele-remote loading of over 1,300,000 tonnes of ore
Haulage of all capital development, level development and stope ore and waste to surface ROM and waste stockpiles
All vertical development works comprising some 3,000m of raise drilling and boxhole slots
All underground construction and civils including vent walls, concrete collar and civil foundations

Project Highlights

One Lost Time Injury (LTI) recorded for the project
Averaging over 300m per month of fully supported development with a single Sandvik DD421-60 jumbo, over eight consecutive months, peak performance of 357m in a single month
First Mining Contractor to install and implement whole of mine, whole of fleet real time tracking system for improved safety and productivity
Ramped up production from 59,183 tonnes of ore in February 2017 to 111,515 tonnes in May 2017 an increase of 188% in three months

Client: Saracen Mining Ltd
Location: NE Kalgoorlie, WA
Contract Duration: 3 years
Safety Statistics: 1.5 LTIFR