PYBAR awarded seven year underground mining contract at Far West mine
PYBAR has been awarded the underground mining contract at Red River Resources Limited’s Far West project located at the Thalanga mine site, about 60km west of Charters Towers, Queensland.
July 10, 2018Far West, Mine Development, Production Drilling, Queensland, Red River Resources, Thalanga, Underground Mining
Innovation and the future of underground mining
In 2016 PYBAR Mining Services launched its own innovation program as part of its business strategy and ongoing commitment to continuous improvement.
July 3, 2018Innovation, Underground Mining
Second contract awarded at Thalanga
PYBAR has been awarded a second contract at Red River Resources’ Thalanga mine in Queensland. The first firing of the box cut at the Far West project took place on 16 May.
July 3, 2018Box cut, Drill and blast, Surface development, Thalanga, Underground mine
PYBAR awarded underground contract at Mount Isa Mines’ Black Rock Cave project
Specialist underground mining contractor PYBAR Mining Services has been awarded a two year contract at the Glencore-owned Mount Isa Mines’ Black Rock Cave project in Queensland.
May 2, 2018Black Rock Cave, Drive Stripping, Mount Isa Mines, Queensland, Shotcreting, Underground Mining
Improving LV safety
Reduced visibility of LVs in the underground environment is a significant safety risk – even when fitted with mandatory flashing beacons. To address this issue, we undertook an initiative to improve LV safety by fitting all LVs across our sites with whip aerials. To date, the results have been notable.
March 27, 2018Safety, Underground Mining, Whip Aerials
PYBAR’s Easer crew achieves world first at Hera gold mine
After a strong performance at Deep South last year, PYBAR’s Easer rig has exceeded expectations during a three month campaign at the Hera gold mine in NSW. The rig’s scope of works at Hera gave our team the opportunity to test and prove all three of the rig’s drilling modes:…
March 27, 2018Drilling, Easer, Hera gold mine
PYBAR awarded underground mining contract at Woodlawn zinc-copper project
Specialist underground mining contractor PYBAR Mining Services is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the underground mining contract at Heron Resources Limited’s Woodlawn zinc-copper project located near Tarago, 250km southwest of Sydney, New South Wales.
February 27, 2018Heron Resources, New South Wales, Tarago, Underground Mining, Woodlawn, Zinc-Copper
PYBAR partners with WesTrac to develop innovative cloud platform
PYBAR is committed to facilitating safer, more productive and sustainable mining. In line with this, we have entered into a partnership with WesTrac to support the development of a cloud-based, single-point data platform – MineQ – that has the potential to revolutionise the industry.
December 15, 2017Business Systems, Industry 4.0, Innovation, Internet of Things, New South Wales
PYBAR in world-first underground trial of next gen Cat R1700 loader
In October, the PYBAR team at the Vivien gold mine in WA commenced the first underground trial globally of the new Cat R1700 loader which is expected to deliver significant productivity and efficiency benefits to underground mining operations.
December 15, 2017CAT R1700 loader, Development Mining, Fleet, Mine Development, Mine Production, Western Australia
Atlas Copco Easer L increases development rates at Deep South
PYBAR’s application of the latest vertical development technology at Saracen Minerals’ Deep South gold mine in WA has set the mine’s benchmark for vertical development rates. Following a 15 month campaign, the Atlas Copco Easer L proved itself as a more productive and safer alternative to the air leg method.
December 15, 2017Fleet, Mine Development, Raise Boring, Western Australia