The team of 50 PYBAR staff has accelerated development at Xstrata Zinc’s Lady Loretta mine in Queensland and is currently mining the ore in addition to the original waste development contract. The first 6,000 tonnes will be produced by the end of September.
Faced with numerous draw point access restrictions in the process of their block caving operations, Northparkes Mines were looking for a way to improve access and in particular, maintain the integrity of the tunnel walls during caving.
PYBAR expands its fleet to over $91.1m, with $6.1m worth of new equipment.
Castlemaine Goldfields re-development the Ballarat Gold Mine – progress report on underground mine development and gold processing plant re-commissioning for first gold bullion production scheduled for September.
Castlemaine Goldfields Limited (CGT) has appointed PYBAR Mining Services as its preferred mining contactor to commence the underground waste development work for CGT’s Ballarat mine which is scheduled to have access to the first quartz reefs and for first gold production during quarter 3 of 2011.
New equipment trial by PYBAR Mining Services reduces the interruption of oversized rocks in underground mine development.
Oversized rocks- a frustrating interruption during underground mine development can now be managed in a safe, effective way that minimises production downtime thanks to a trial conducted by PYBAR at the Straits Resources Tritton Copper Mine with the Sandvik DB120
