Scope of Works
Providing all underground mining services including:
- The establishment of two new portals, Beresford and its Ventilation Portal
- The rehabilitation and stripping of two existing portals, Westralia Decline and Allanson Portal
- Ongoing capital and ore drive development of nearly 40,000 metres
- Peak advance of over 1,500m per month
- Over 400,000 production drill metres to be drilled using new Atlas Simba S7 Production Drills
- Conventional and tele-remote loading of approximately 2,500,000 stope tonnes
- Haulage of all capital and production materials to surface ROM and waste stockpiles
- Vertical development works comprising of some 5,500 metres of raise drilling and slot raises
- All dewatering of old underground workings
- Construction and civils works including ventilation walls and, concrete collar and civil foundations
Project Highlights
- Fully wifi capable with multi loader operation from the surface
- No Lost Time Injury (LTI) recorded for the project to date
- 1,837 metres developed in 5 months, 328 metres ahead of schedule
- Purpose built box hole rig, designed and built to suit the Mount Morgan to suit 4m x 4m headings