A Sandvik jumbo has been delivered to PYBAR Mining’s Eloise Mine Complex project following the recent award of a new four-year contract by its client, AIC Mines.
PYBAR’s new Sandvik DD422i Dual Control Jumbo is designed for multi-task drilling, bolting and meshing with the benefit of an electronic controlled intelligent drilling system, the contractor says. The electronic torque control drilling delivers accuracy, improved consumable life and faster consistent boring.
With operator safety, comfort and ease of use the main focus in this machine redesign, the new jumbo is impressing everyone on site at Eloise, PYBAR says. The improved drilling performance, drastically reduced noise levels and improved drilling visibility for operator safety is consistently delivering outstanding results for PYBAR’s Eloise project.
The Eloise copper mine is in north Queensland, 60 km southeast of Cloncurry and 155 kilometres east-southeast of Mt Isa, was commissioned in 1996 and has since mined over 14.5 Mt of ore grading 2.7% Cu and 0.8g/t Au to produce 376,000 t of copper and 195,000 oz of gold in concentrate.
