Contract Mining

Lucas Earthmovers has the capacity to develop new mining operations as well as supplement existing operations. The company is capable of undertaking overburden stripping, drill and blast, load and haul of ROM materials, crushing and concentrate or bulk commodity haulage.

A complete service from resource to ship or process plant can be offered as well as individual parts of the mining services. A modern fleet of mining equipment supported by excellent maintenance and supply chain management can be easily mobilised to your operation.

Lucas Earthmovers integrate health safety and the environmental policies into the way we undertake projects right from the outset of the project. We pride ourselves on the commitment of our employees and the company as a whole.

CURRENT PROJECTS

OXIANA Prominent Hill Copper Gold Project – Copper gold concentrates

Prominent Hill is Located approximately 650km North West of Adelaide and is one of the world’s next significant copper and gold mines.

Activity onsite began in September 2006 with the commencement of pre mining activities. The mine is expected to start producing ore for export by end of 2008. Lucas onsite workforce peaked at approx 70 employees all living onsite with the majority of employees sourced from local and surrounding communities.

Lucas has won all major earthworks contracts onsite including

Topsoil stripping (September 2006 – July 2008)
Permanent Airstrip Construction (January 2007 – April 2007)
Plant Site Bulk Earthworks (March 2007 – July 2007)
Mine Site Access Roads Stages 1 & 2 (April 2007 – September 2007)
Tailings Storage Facility (September 2007 – March 2008)
Miscellaneous Site Works (September 2007 – Current)
Concentrate Haul Road (November 2007 – Current)

Works onsite are expected to be completed by the end of 2008.

OneSteel Ardrossan Operation

Dolomite Mine

Lucas Earthmovers is currently the contract equipment supplier to the One Steel Ardrossan Operation for load and haul, overburden, rehabilitation works, blast hole drilling, labour and plant hire services.

Lucas Earthmovers also provides contract mobile crushing services to supplement One Steel’s commitments to their customers. We have completed various civil works at the Ardrossan operation including underground storm water, open cut drains, retention basins and concrete works.

Lucas has recently commissioned an Atlas Copco ROCL8 DTH Blast hole Drill to increase drilling production on the site.

The company has provided these contract services to BHP (now One Steel) since 1993, and has developed an excellent working relationship, as well as an understanding of the mine and its operation.