Client
Glencore Copper
Location
Mount Isa Region, Queensland, Australia
Service
Underground and surface drilling, ~35,000m per annum
Project Challenges
- Managing multiple rigs and multiple sites
- Angled drilling in areas
- Terrain for drill pads
- Adverse temperature conditions given Northern Territory location
- Deep hole drilling, ~2,000m holes
- Multiple sites with unique induction processes
Our Approach and Equipment Used
- 1 X LM90, 1 X LM30, 1 XLM1300 (surface conversion), 1 X DE880’s and 1 X Schramm T685
- Four 8×8 support trucks
- Two Auxiliary booster and compressor trucks
- Four Mine Specified Toyota Land Cruiser LV’s
- Fuel and water pods
- Containers with critical spares
- Survey equipment
Client Outcomes
- Zero Lost Time Injuries (LTI’s)
- Deep hole drilling to 2,000m
- Rigs and crews inducted and providing versatility across multiple sites
- Program performed on time and to budget