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Production ramps up at Anthill Copper Project
Our Australia team has made major strides to mobilise at the Anthill Copper Project following the award of a three-year mining services contract in December.
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The scope of works includes loading and hauling waste and ore to meet the client鈥檚 growing development and production needs.
Anthill Site Manager Glen McDonald recognised his team鈥檚 efforts, with the support of our functional teams, to safely assemble people, equipment and support services over the past two months.
鈥淲e鈥檝e consistently delivered on project milestones 鈥 safely, efficiently and with pride,鈥 Glen said.
鈥淭his is recognition of our team鈥檚 ability to deliver and embed 电竞博彩推荐鈥 principles into how we work.鈥
Glen also recognised members of our team in Western Australia who flew to the project to support early creek diversion works.
鈥淎s a global business we are fortunate to be able to draw on expertise within and across state and international borders,鈥 Glen said.
鈥淭heir multi-commodity knowledge and experience ensured we were able to complete the works on time and budget.鈥
Our Anthill team is moving into the final stages of mobilisation recently welcoming new team members and a second fleet to the project.
鈥淲e鈥檝e quickly mobilised and commissioned two excavators, including a Liebherr 9350 and Liebherr 994B, to support the sites production requirements,鈥 Glen said.
鈥淭his has enabled us to commence waste stripping and the construction of the ROM stockpile ready for ore mining in the coming months.鈥
鈥淭hese efforts are also ensuring our client is on track to produce 10,000 tonnes of copper cathode from mid-2022.鈥
Mobilisation milestones
- 28 November 鈥 First digger arrived on site for assembly
- 3 December 鈥 Johnson Creek diversion works commenced
- 5 January 鈥 First mining crew arrived on site
- 5 January 鈥 Second digger was commissioned
- 7 January 鈥 First bucket of waste was moved out of the East Pit
- 12 January 鈥 Johnson Creek diversion works were completed
- 26 January 鈥 Fourth (and final) mining crew arrived on site.
Learn more
The Anthill Project is an open cut mine producing copper located 80 kilometres north-west of Mount Isa in Queensland.
You can find out more about the project on our .
