Ausdrill secures $171m in new contracts
MINING services company Ausdrill has secured four contracts across WA totalling $171 million, including two through its recent acquired subsidiary, Barminco.
Barminco was awarded a three-year underground mining services contract at Regis Resources’ Rosemont gold project, worth $113 million.
Regis recently approved an expansion of the mine to an underground operation directly below the Rosemont open pit, 130km north of Laverton, with Barminco to perform development and production work at the underground deposit.
Onsite works would begin in the first quarter of 2019, with Barminco expected to employ about 100 people to staff the project.
Barminco chief executive Paul Miller said the project added to the company’s extensive experience in the WA Goldfields, with current mining projects at Sunrise Dam and Agnew.
“We will draw on our deep capability across Barminco’s people, equipment, systems, processes, and expertise in underground mining to ensure we provide a safe and reliable service at Rosemont and look to build a strong, long-term relationship with Regis,” Mr Muller said.
Barminco was also awarded a 14-month contract from Western Areas to perform decline rehabilitation and development works at the nickel miner’s new Odysseus mine.
Ausdrill’s other recent contracts were exploration drilling services at Consolidated Minerals’ Woodie Woodie manganese mine in the Pilbara, and the Bellevue gold project in the Eastern Goldfields.
Ausdrill managing director Mark Norwell said the new projects demonstrated the diversity of the expanded Ausdrill group across different projects and resources, solid progress of Barminco, and the professional service its businesses had been providing to customers.