Ernest Henry Open Cut Blast Drilling
Location: Ernest Henry Mine, Cloncurry
Client: Xstrata Copper, Ernest Henry Limited
Contact: Alan Richardson, Acting Open Cut Mining Manager
Brief: To support Xstrata Copper Ernest Henry open cut
operation; by providing 5 drill rigs, scaling and rock breaking
requirements, ground support, drain holes, cable bolting and
shotcrete applications.
Value: $12.5 million
Commitment: $10.5m plant & equipment + 39 staff