Mining services company, Ausdrill Limited, has secured $171 million in new contracts, including work through the recently acquired subsidiary of underground hard-rock miner, Barminco.
Rosemont Gold project
Barminco has been awarded a three-year underground mining services contract at the Rosemont Gold Project from Regis Resources Limited worth approximately $113 million.
Rosemont has been a fully operational open-pit gold mine since March 2013 and is one of three Regis projects in the Duketon deposit area, located 130 kilometres north of Laverton in the Goldfields region of Western Australia.
Regis recently approved expansion of the mine to an underground operation located directly below the current Rosemont open pit. Barminco is set to perform development and production work at the underground deposit.
Barminco will shortly commence mobilisation and expects to employ approximately 100 staff at the project.
Onsite works will commence in the first quarter of CY2019, including commencing portal development at the southern end of the Rosemont Main open pit.
Odysseus Project
Barminco has also been awarded a contract from nickel sulphide explorer and producer, Western Areas, to perform decline rehabilitation and development works at the nickel miner’s new Odysseus mine.
Mobilisation on the 14-month contract has already commenced.
The contract builds on Barminco’s 14-years of continuous service for Western Areas at Forrestania, which incorporates the Spotted Quoll and Flying Fox mines where Barminco is the mining services provider.
Woodie Woodie Manganese Mine
Ausdrill has been awarded a contract from Consolidated Minerals for the provision of exploration drilling services at the Woodie Woodie manganese mine, which is located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
The contract (set to commence in February 2019 and run for 12 months) will require five reverse circulation drill rigs and one diamond drill rig that will be drawn from the existing fleet.
Bellevue Gold Project
Ausdrill has been awarded a contract from Bellevue Gold for the provision of exploration drilling services at the Bellevue gold project in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia.
The 12-month contract, which has recently commenced, will require approximately four diamond rigs that will be drawn from the existing fleet.
Ausdrill Managing Director, Mark Norwell, said these new projects demonstrate the diversity of the expanded Ausdrill group across different projects and resources, the solid progress of Barminco, and the professional service the businesses have been providing to customers.