Challenger SEZ Pit

Client: Kingsgate Consolidated Limited
Date: 2016

Kingsgate Consolidated Limited awarded Exact Contracting the Challenger SEZ-Pit Project, which included complex drill and blasting operations, haulage/mining operations and rehabilitation works on the waste dump.

The scope of works included the following.

Drill and Blasting Operations:

• Ore body shots (effectively minimising the dilution of ore including BVI designs).
• Wall control (pre-splitting etc.) and ramp/switchback designed/implemented shots.
• Designing and blasting wet and dry shots.
• Designing and blasting wall flare and sump shots

Haulage/Mining Operations:

• Benching (and double benching), top loading and box cutting.
• Selective ore mining (flitches etc.).
• Selective equipment mining (maximising production).
• Design/implementation of a new ramp to the waste dump (improving cycle times).
• Haulage to the ROM, waste dumps and tailings storage facility.

Rehabilitation and Earthmoving works:

• Rehabilitation of the waste dump.
• Preparation work for new tailings lift (levelling etc.).
• Clearing waste and scrap metal yards.
• Bunding and stockpile work.
• Improvement and maintenance of haul roads.
• Tip head work.
• Clearing the rubbish tip.