JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Underground hard-rock mining contractor Barminco has been awarded another five-year contract with MMG at the Dugald River zinc project, valued at between A$250-million and A$270-million.
Barminco had been the underground mining contractor at Dugald River since 2012, and was selected to continue at the mine after the contract was put out to the market at the end of its current term.
Barminco would be performing a full suite of underground mining services at Dugald River, with a near-term focus on development.