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Client:
Xstrata CopperLocation:
Ontario, CanadaDuration:
6 YearsScope of Work:
Shaft Sinking
Mine Development
Engineering and Technical
Underground Construction
Mass Excavation
Mechanized Raise Mining
Redpath executed a wide variety of services at Kidd Creek Mine, including mine expansion, mechanized raise mining and rehabilitation.
- Shaft sinking of 1,600 m of concrete-lined ventilation shaft
- Over 23,000 m of lateral development
- Mechanized raise crews completed 6,500 m of raise of various dimensions
- Related underground construction and various surface construction projects
- Mechanized raise work at depths of up to 2,743 m below surface
- Raises including ore and waste passes, ore bins, ventilation raises and shaft pilots
- Rehabilitation of high-stress area of the mine between 1,900 and 2,500 m below surface
- Scaling, ground support, screening, shotcreting and removal of debris in the access ways
- Underground construction and technical services to re-establish mine services
- 6.5 km of Alimak raising of various lengths/sizes, including ore/waste passes and ventilation systems for the new Deep Mine
WORLD'S DEEPEST CONTINUOUS RAMP FROM SURFACE |
300 PERSON CREW INVOLVED IN PROJECT |
23,000 m LATERAL DEVELOPMENT |