Saracen Minerals
Thunderbox Gold Project
June 2015 – Current
LOCATION
Leinster
Western Australia
SERVICE AREA
Rental & Maintenance
SMS SERVICES
• Dry Hire
• Maintenance
• Equipment Rental
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Saracen is an ASX 200 listed gold mining company with annual production of over 300,000ozpa, and growing cash flows. Saracen’s production comes from two WA projects, Carosue Dam and Thunderbox. Both operations have long project lives with extensive potential for further growth through exploration.
The Thunderbox operation is centred around the Thunderbox Open Pit and CIL gold treatment plant located 45km south of the town of Leinster in WA and immediately adjacent to the sealed Goldfields Highway. The Thunderbox processing facility has an annual capacity of 2.5 Mtpa and incorporates a single-stage crusher, a SAG mill and a ball mill as well as conventional CIL leaching and elution circuits.
SCOPE OF WORKS
- Supply and establishment of HME Workshop
- Mobilisation, assembly and commissioning of over 35 large earthmoving assets including 200t Class Dump Trucks and 400T Class Excavators
- Management of all maintenance related activities on a 24/7 basis for 35 earthmoving assets and associated support equipment to support mining operations.
KEY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT USED
Hitachi EX3600 Excavator
Caterpillar 789C Dump Truck
Caterpillar 777 Water Trucks
Hitachi EX2500 Excavator
Caterpillar 785C Dump Truck
Komatsu WA600 Wheel Loaders
Hitachi EX1900 Excavator
Caterpillar D10T Dozers
Caterpillar 980H Wheel Loader
Hitachi EX1200 Excavator
Caterpillar 16H Graders
SMU hours
Man Hours
PROJECT STATISTICS
As at August 2018:
- Over 502,000 SMU hours since June 2015
- Over 201,000 Man Hours since June 2015
- Over 20,000,000 BCM of Waste & Ore mined since June 2015
- Over 315,000 ounces of Gold produced since June 2015
SOLUTION / PROJECT OUTCOMES
- Significant reduction in client’s capital requirements due to rental of the primary mining fleet and associated support equipment
- Delivery of industry leading equipment availability
- Cost effective equipment hire & maintenance model
- High workforce retention for contract duration