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George Fisher doubles down on raiseboring

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Exploration, Processing / Manufacturing.

Contractors Pybar and RUC are carrying out two simultaneous raiseboring projects at Glencore's George Fisher mine to boost ventilation underground and sustain the southern blocks of its L72 operations.

The works will see the addition of a new fresh air intake and return air shaft, both stretching 750m from the surface to underground and each with a diameter of 5m.

Senior project engineer Robert Harrington said running two raiseboring contractors meant operation had access to more specialised equipment.

"This will save about 18-months on the project schedule and provides the best overall return on investment,” he said.

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Mastermyne snaps up Pybar in $47m deal

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Coal, Exploration.

Mackay-based coal contracting powerhouse Mastermyne Group is storming into the hard rock sector with a takeover of Pybar Mining Services.

It will acquire all Pybar Holdings shares in a $47 million deal that will see Pybar continue to operate as an independent business unit within the Mastermyne Group.

Mastermyne said the combined group would have a $1.7 billion-plus order book and an active tender pipeline of $2.7 billion-plus

“In line with our stated hard rock growth strategy, the Pybar Mining Services acquisition is an exciting opportunity for Mastermyne. . .

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Pybar gears up for Eloise mine contract

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Copper.

Pybar Mining Services is recruiting after winning a development contract at the Eloise copper mine about 60km south-east of Cloncurry.

The company last week announced the award of a Letter of Intent for development works at the North West Queensland mine for FMR Investments.

"We will be working with FMR Investments to execute a mining contract in October and progress to site mobilisation four weeks post contract execution," chief executive officer Brendan Rouse said.

The underground mining specialist has launched a recruitment campaign for roles including leading hand fitter, bogger operator, shotcreter, charge-up, service crew and site administrators. . .

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Milestone for Mount Isa’s Black Rock Cave project

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Copper, Processing / Manufacturing.

The first production ore from the Black Rock Cave project at Mount Isa Mines has come online more than two years after the underground mine development began.

The ore body is expected to yield about 1.8 million tonnes of copper ore from 2020 to 2024.

General manager Mount Isa mining Simon Pope said ore from the Black Rock Cave project would be extracted from a series of sub-levels downward through the ore body in a highly efficient pattern, using loaders and trucks to transfer ore to the surface.

“Glencore’s Ernest Henry Mining, located outside of Cloncurry, successfully. . .

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Pybar gains recognition for RTO offerings

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Mining services company Pybar has gained approval from the Australian Skills Quality Authority for its Registered Training Organisation (RTO), the Australian Institute of Mining (AIM).

Pybar says it set up AIM to address the need for quality nationally-recognised training for the underground mining sector.

AIM will facilitate Certificate II and III in Underground Metalliferous Mining programs as well as numerous short courses.

A Pybar spokesman said AIM would provide training at all Pybar sites, including Mount Isa, King Vol (Chillagoe) and Thalanga in Queensland.

As part of the RTO application process, Pybar conducted a complete review of existing training. . .

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