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Hillgrove restarts Kanmantoo mining

9th August 2013

By: Esmarie Iannucci

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor: Australasia

  

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PERTH (miningweekly.com) – ASX-listed Hillgrove Resources has restarted mining operations at the Kanmantoo copper mine, ahead of schedule.

In July this year, Hillgrove announced that it had terminated the mining contract at its South Australian operation, in an effort to further cut costs.

The miner said on Friday that mining had now started at the Kavanagh and Nugent pits, and copper production was expected to ramp up over the next four to five weeks.

“It is very pleasing to see the rapid restart of mining operations, ahead of our previously stated schedule,” said CEO Greg Hall.

He added that training of new mining employees was also progressing well, with significant effort made to recruit, select, induct and assess skills appropriate to the company’s ongoing requirements at Kanmantoo.

“A key focus has been on skills, capability, safety and operating quality as we ramp up operations. New employees are a combination of previous contract operators and new experienced operators, with a focus on locally based employees,” said Hall.

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