RE:AlimakFredfudpucker00 wrote: Tim, are they going to mine with alimak ?
Read into the press releases regarding raises, sills and stopes, and the areas of specialized mining expertise held by the two contractors. https://www.dumasmining.com/service/engineering/
https://foraco.com/company/
Both Dumas Contracting Ltd. ("Dumas"), the mining contractor, and Gowest are now fully staffed. Also, drilling contractor Foraco Canada Limited ("Foraco") has been mobilized to site, where they have commenced the first long-hole stope drilling in the East Zone. (press release, June 7, 2023)
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Ventilation Development
The underground ventilation upgrade is also well underway, including the 3.4 m Alimak raise from 60 m to surface that was completed in June. Sill Development
Underground sill development, which provides direct access to the targeted ore zones, remains on schedule. To date, this work has been advanced to the 30, 45 and 60 m levels, from where ore will be mined from the HAN and YDA vein areas... Over 4,000 m of sill development is planned before the end of the year, showing tremendous potential for stopping on the current mining levels. In addition, the Company is bringing an underground air drill to help speed ore delineation and expand current reserves.
Long-Hole Stopes
Drilling contractor, Foraco Canada Limited conducted the first long-hole stope blast on July 4th between the 45 and 30 m level at the DKU vein.
( press release July 11, 2023)