Projects

Tulsequah Chief Project
Redfern Resources Corp.

Start-up:
Completion:

Kumtor Mine
Kumtor Operating Company, CJSC

Start-up:
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Nalunaq Gold Mine
Crew Gold Corp.

Start-up:
Completion:

Ruddock Creek Project
Selkirk Metals Corp.

Start-up:
Completion:

QR Project
Cross Lake Minerals Ltd.

Start-up:
Completion:

Another project in northeastern British Columbia, Procon began work at QR in July of 2007.

This is Procon’s second visit to this site having collared a 4 x 5 metre decline, drove 400 metres of decline from surface, drove 600 metres of drift, x-cut to obtain a bulk sample, and drove a 65 metre vent raise to surface in 1996.

Coeur and Galena Mines Project
U.S. Silver Idaho Inc.

Start-up:
Completion:

Eskay Creek Project
Barrick Gold Corp.

Start-up:
Completion:

• 10,000 metres per annum of ore drifting in very poor ground conditions
• Placement of cemented gravel fill to allow both overhand and underhand mining methods
• 2,000 metres per annum of associated waste development
• Associated underground construction as required
• Contract mining 600-700 tonnes per day
• Build diversion dam (conc. bag) on surface
• Scale and bolt underground workings as part of ongoing rehabilitation
• Rehabilitate caved section of underground workings
• Drill, blast and bag bulk sample for testing purposes
• Rehab main haulage way as part of mine preparation
• Shop, sumps and other miscellaneous excavations as required for mine start-up
• 3,000 metres of ramp and lateral development plus test mining of 10 - 20,000 tonnes

Prairie Creek Project
Canadian Zinc Corp.

Start-up:
Completion:

• Work with Owner to get project up and running, including camp, equipment repairs, planning and engineering
• Mobilize by fixed wing aircraft
• Collar decline and drive 600 metres of 3.0x2.4m exploration decline at -15% gradient to provide a staging for deep drilling purposes
• Provide support for diamond drilling
• Operate and maintain camp

Colonsay Mine
Mosaic Potash ULC

Start-up:
Completion:

• Underground Conveyor Discharge Replacement

Rocanville Mine
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan

Start-up:
Completion:

• Replacement of Manway Shaft Steel

Nico Bulk Sample Program
Fortune Minerals Ltd.

Start-up:
Completion:

• Full mobilization of equipment, fuel, fuel tanks, truck shop, and offices
• 1,711m ramp development and ore crosscut
• 250 tonne bulk sample
• 163m Alimak vent raise
  

Allan Mine
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan

Start-up:
Completion:

• Service Shaft Steel Replacement
• Loading Pocket Installation
• U/G Hoist Upgrade Steel Modifications and Related Work
• Installation of Chicklet Compactor including materials handling equipment
• Installation of an Underground Storage Bin
• Demolition and Construction of Potash Station Shaft Platform
  

Holloway-Holt Mine Projects
St. Andrew Goldfields Ltd.

Start-up:
Completion:

• Mine development and longhole mine production
• Extend existing workings into ore zones
• 2,000 ore tpd planned production
  

Nixon Fork Mine Project
Mystery Creek Resources Inc.
(subsidiary of St Andrew Goldfields Ltd.)

Start-up:
Completion:

• Underground mine development and production of 250 tpd gold mine

Lanigan Mine
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan

Start-up:
Completion:

• Replace Silo Bin Tripper System
• U/G Skip Measurement Bin Modifications
• U/G Bin Foundation Replacement
• Service Station Upgrade

Malmbjerg Project
International Molybdenum/Quadra Mining

Start-up:
Completion:

• Mobilized by air and sea to Akureyai, Iceland, then to Mesters Vig, Greenland by large transport aircraft. From Mester Vig mobilization was completed by helicopter
• Open 3 existing portals and rehabilitate some 1,700 metres of adit on 3 levels
• Make underground workings safe and provide support for diamond drillers
  

Davidson Project
Blue Pearl Mining

Start-up:
Completion:

• Mobilize gensets and compressor to site to rehab existing workings (3.0kms)
• Reestablish portal and 24" gauge rail, ventilation and services Provide electrical support during the underground diamond drilling phase
• Develop 175m of tracked drift
  

Afton Copper-Gold Project
New Gold Inc.

Start-up:
Completion:

• Setup and established new portal in existing pit wall
• Excavate approximately 1,400 metres of decline and 600 metres of development off ramp, including 350 metres test drifting in ore
  

Ulu Mine Project
Wolfden Resources Inc.

Start-up:
Completion:

• Ramp rehabilitation and ice removal
• Rehab of Owner's equipment

Cory Mine
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan

Start-up:
Completion:

• U/G Shaft Tower Rehabilitation
• Scaling, rockbolting and general mine rehabilitation
  

Pogo Project
Teck Cominco

Start-up:
Completion:

• Mobilize complete mining plant and supplies over winter road
• Surface set-up including electrical distribution system, camp, septic system, roads and airstrip construction
• Establish collar through overburden - install multi-plate portal structure
• Drive 7,500' of 11' x 18' ramp for main access to ore body
• Installation of an Underground Waste Water Treatment Plant (150 GPM)
  

Tara Mine
Boliden Tara Mines Ltd.

Start-up:
Completion:

• Provide mining crews for priority ramp and heading development
• Alimak raising
• Training of local crews
• Provide expertise to improve mine development productivities
  
  

Upper Mamquam Hydro Project
Canadian Hydro Developers

Start-up:
Completion:

• Collar tunnel and drive 125 metres of 4x4m tunnel to break through rock bluff for penstock pipe installation
  

Brittania Mine
Golder Associates/Government of British Columbia

Start-up:
Completion:

• Rehabilitation of 4100 Level adit to enable core sampling of concrete plug 400 metres from portal
  

Boston Gold Project
BHP Minerals Canada

Start-up:
Completion:

• Establish portal and drive 360 metres of decline in permafrost conditions
• Drive 600 metres of drift and x-cut to obtain underground bulk sample
• Ramp extension and miscellaneous drifting totaling 1,000 metres
• Diamond drill support and station excavation
• Mobilize men, equipment and supplies via Hercules aircraft
• Extend decline 900 metres, plus additional 1,000 metres of development, all in permafrost conditions
• Construct airstrip utilizing waste rock
• Mine and crush 25,000 tonne bulk sample

McArthur River Mine
Cameco Corp.

Start-up:
Completion:

• Install #3 Mine Air Heater Level 530 Freeze System Expansion
• Erection of 33,000 sq. ft. Administration Building
• Primary Water Treatment Plant
  • Demolition of equipment, tanks, steel concrete ductwork, piping, electrical and instrumentation in the existing plant to accommodate the new facilities
  • Concrete foundations, floor slab, sump, and pads
  • Steel platforms and support steel including relocation of existing stairs
  • Process equipment including Lamilla clarifier, mixing tanks agitators, pumps and ancillaries
  • HVAC and services equipment including make-up air, unit heaters, ductwork, safety shower/eyewash station and fire protection system
  • Piping systems for slurry, contaminated water, reagents, fresh water, fire water, plant air, and propane for the new primary water treatment and secondary water treatment piping systems
  • Electrical water supply and distribution equipment including MCC's, panels, cable trays, grounding, lighting, cabling, wiring and accessories
  • Field instruments and control valves, instrument junction boxes, cabling, wiring and accessories
    

Myra Falls, Lynx Mine
Boliden Westmin

Start-up:
Completion:

• Provide supervision for track drift exploration program
• Drift rehabilitation and timbering old workings
  
  

Kodiak B Project
Northern American Metals

Start-up:
Completion:

• Collar decline and drive 700 metres
• Excavate 1,500 metres of level drifting opening 5 levels
• Excavate 250 metres of various size slot and ventilation raises
• Mine 250,000 tonnes of ore by longhole methods
• Install ground support including 6,300 metres of grouted cable bolts in stope hanging walls
  

Dominique-Janine Project
Cogema Resources Inc.

Start-up:
Completion:

• Excavate 900 metres of 4.3 x 4.5 metre decline
• Excavate 300 metres of 3.8 x 2.5 metre incline
• Ongoing development and underhand cut and fill mining at 100 to 300 tonnes per day
  
  

McClean Lake Project
Cogema Resources Inc.

Start-up:
Completion:

• Drive 200 metres of 2.4 x 2.4 metre drainage adit and backfill with drainage gravel for the JEB Pit Tailings projects
• Complete 1,500 metres of fully cased dewatering wells from 8" diameter to 16" diameter
  

Giant Mine
Royal Oak Mines Inc.

Start-up:
Completion:

• Grouting and ground support program Grout storage chambers
• Construction of Main Haulage System\
• 10,000' of drift slashing
• Installation of trolley system
• Installation of 85 lb. main haulage rail
• Installation of the automated inline chute system
• Installation of the main ore pass dump
• Driving of 3,000' of Alimak ore pass, waste pass and ventilation raises
• Dewater and rehabilitation of shaft
• 4,000' of ramp development
• 20,000 tons of mechanized cut and fill stoping

Cigar Lake Mine
Cameco Corporation

Start-up:
Completion:

• Install skip load-out system including all associated head frame modification
• Construct ore storage bin c/w transfers and shaft skip pocket systems
• Construct MDS assembly area c/w overhead crane installation
• Lower and assemble the mechanized tunnel boring machine
• Complete the initial MDS test mining including the installation of the precast lining segments
• Complete 1,000 metres of jumbo development

Komis Deposit
Waddy Lake Resources Inc.

Start-up:
Completion:

• Production of 400 tonnes per day using a combination of shrinkage and longhole mining methods
• Completion of 6,000 metres of jumbo development
• Completion of 1,000 metres of conventional raise development
• Mobilize, set-up and collar adit
• Drive first 100 metres of 3.5 x 5 metre decline at -15% gradient
• Excavation of an additional 350 metres of 3.5 x 5 metre decline at -15% gradient
• Excavation of 650 metres of 3.0 x 4.0 metre development on 2 levels
• 90 metres of 1.5 x 2.1 metre ventilation raise
• Extraction of a 10,000 tonne bulk ore sample

Goldstream Mine
Bethlehem Resources Corp.

Start-up:
Completion:

• Ore production ranging from 1,100 to 1,350 tonnes per day using a modified room and pillar longhole mining method
• Total jumbo development of 21,000 metres
• Conventional raising of 1,500 metres
• A single pass 400 metre Alimak ventilation raise