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Karari Underground Gold Mine

The Karari Underground Mine (or The Carosue Dam Gold Mine) is a gold mine located south of Laverton, Western Australia. See more information here

 

Scope of Works

Turnkey underground mining services for the Karari Underground Gold 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 Karari Underground Gold Mine
  • 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
  • RUC Mining was the 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

 

Underground Mining Jobs in the Goldfields WA
Client:Saracen Mining Ltd
Location:NE Kalgoorlie, WA
Contract Duration:3 years
Safety Statistics:1.5 LTIFR

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Nick Maguire Manager Mechanised Mining and Raise Boring

Nick Maguire

Manager Mechanised Mining and Raise Boring

Since 1996, Nick’s career to date has predominantly involved underground metalliferous mining.
His experience gained during this time has been from the ground up, having spent years working underground at the ‘coal face’ through to statutory and senior management positions on site and at corporate head offices. This has given Nick an in depth knowledge of all aspects associated with underground mining.

Tracey Chan

Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary

Tracey is a CPA qualified Accountant with over 22 years’ experience, 9 of which have been with RUC Mining Contractors as Financial Controller.  Prior to her tenure with RUC Mining, she worked in various industries including engineering and construction, property and telecommunications across Perth, Melbourne and London.  Tracey leads the Finance, Procurement, and supply chain functions, supporting internal and external stakeholders, while also managing company secretarial obligations for RUC Mining and its subsidiaries.

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