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RUC Cementation bolsters Edna May fleet with Sandvik Toro LHD

13th July 2021Mine operation news, Mining equipment, Mining services, Precious metalsAutomine, Barry Upton, Edna May, gold, LH517i, LHD, Ramelius Resources, RUC Cementation Mining Contractors, Sandvik, ToroDaniel Gleeson

RUC Cementation Mining Contractors has acquired a new Sandvik Toro™ LH517i loader for its underground mining operations, looking to deploy it at Ramelius Resources’ Edna May gold operation in Western Australia.

The Toro LH517i loader represents the latest in LHD technology to improve performance and reliability as well as enhanced machine data and performance analytics, RUC Cementation said.

Barry Upton, RUC Cementation Managing Director, said the company was pleased to take delivery of the new machine, which is planned to significantly enhance LHD performance across the fleet at Edna May, and it was looking forward to tapping into the benefits the intelligent series of loaders was able to offer.

The Toro LH517i loader is a matching pair with the Sandvik TH551i truck, considering the designed payload capacities.

It features the latest Sandvik Intelligent Control System and My Sandvik Digital Services Knowledge Box™ on-board hardware as standard. The unit is also fully ready for automation, requiring just a few days for AutoMine® retrofit implementation, according to Sandvik.

The Edna May operation produced 26,632 oz of gold in the June quarter.

Ramelius kicks off ore mining at Tampia gold project

17th June 2021Mine operation news, Mineral project development, Precious metalsEdna May, gold, Mark Zeptner, Ramelius Resources, Tampia, Western AustraliaDaniel Gleeson

Ramelius Resources says it has commenced ore mining at its Tampia gold mine in Western Australia, hitting the milestone on time.

First ore was mined initially from the North Pit with the associated waste used to complete the required site earthworks. Mining will shortly move to the higher-grade Mace and South Pit areas in line with the planned mining schedule, the company said.

The project has commenced on schedule and is on track to despatch the first road train of high-grade ore to the Edna May processing facility in early July.

Tampia, which Ramelius consolidated 100% ownership of earlier this year, was the subject of a feasibility study in April 2020. This study focused on the option to haul ore to Ramelius’ Edna May processing facility for production of 186,000 oz of gold from the processing of 2.5 Mt of ore.

Ramelius Managing Director, Mark Zeptner, said: “We are pleased to have commenced the mining of high-grade ore from our Tampia gold mine on schedule with our published mine plan. This is the culmination of the efforts of many employees, contractors, members of the local community and the Shires of Narembeen, Merredin & Westonia.

“Gold from Tampia will represent a significant proportion of our financial year 2022 production target and will be our first new mine in the Western Australian wheatbelt where we believe we will deliver significant returns for all stakeholders.”

MACA, in February, was awarded an open-pit mining contract from Ramelius for load and haul, and drill and blast services at Tampia.

MACA extends contract mining relationship with Ramelius Resources

26th February 2021Mine operation news, Mining equipment, Mining services, Precious metalscontract mining, Edna May, gold, MACA, Mike Sutton, Mt Magnet, TampiaDaniel Gleeson

MACA says it has been awarded an open-pit mining contract from Ramelius Resources for load and haul, and drill and blast services at the Tampia gold project in Western Australia.

Tampia is near Narembeen, 250 km east of Perth, and 148 km by sealed roads from Ramelius’ Edna May gold mine where MACA currently provides contract mining services.

The contract is expected to generate A$95 million ($74 million) in revenue for MACA over a 28-month term, commencing in the June quarter, and will employ around 115 people. MACA says its work in hand position as of February 21 now stands at A$3.4 billion.

MACA’s CEO, Mike Sutton, said: “MACA is very pleased to be awarded this contract at the Tampia gold project, and values the long-standing relationship that we have established with Ramelius since commencing works on the Mt Magnet gold project in 2017, and then the Edna May gold project in 2020.”

The Tampia gold project, which Ramelius consolidated 100% ownership of earlier this year, was the subject of a feasibility study in April 2020. This study focused on the option to haul ore to Ramelius’ Edna May processing facility for production of 186,000 oz of gold from the processing of 2.5 Mt of ore.

MACA wins three-year contract extension at Ramelius’ Mt Magnet gold mine

22nd July 2020Mine operation news, Mining equipment, Mining services, Precious metalscontract mining, Drill and blast, Edna May, gold, load and haul, MACA, Mike Sutton, Mt Magnet, Western AustraliaDaniel Gleeson

Contract miner MACA has been given an extension to its contract at Ramelius Resources’ Mt Magnet gold mine, with the ASX-listed company set to continue providing mining services at the Western Australia operation for another three years.

The project extension will consist of open-pit mining services including drilling and blasting, and loading and hauling, MACA said.

It is expected the project extension will generate approximately A$130 million ($93 million) in revenue for MACA over the three-year term.

MACA says its total work in hand position now stands at a healthy A$2.3 billion.

Mike Sutton, MACA CEO and Managing Director, said: “We are pleased to continue our relationship with Ramelius Resources at Mt Magnet for a further three years. The services we provide at Mt Magnet and Edna May for Ramelius make up an important part of MACA’s work in hand in the gold sector.”