Contract MiningPhotos: NUNANUNA Performance and SafetyWhen it comes to turnkey packages for site construction andcontract mining, NUNA is equipped to provide the people, theexpertise and the equipment required to get the job done on time,within budget and without compromising safety or the environment.NUNA’s fleet includes 50 to 190-ton rock trucks withthe appropriate complement of shovels, loaders, dozers andgraders; as well as crushing plants, on-site shops, fuel storage,service trucks, offices, camps and other facilities essentialfor efficient and complete self-supporting operations. A largeportion of NUNA’s labour is made up of skilled Northern residentsaccustomed to working under the most demanding and difficultconditions, thus ensuring efficient operation and reliableperformance.NUNA has an excellent safety record and wasacknowledged during our involvement at BHP Billiton’s EKATI,De Beers’ Snap Lake and former Tahera’s Jericho Mine – wherewe received awards for “Zero Lost Time Accidents”.NUNA continues to be involved with the majority of theresource companies operating in the Northwest Territories and<strong>Nuna</strong>vut providing pre-strip and complete turnkey contract miningservices when and as required. NUNA’s clients have confidencethat the work program will be completed in the manner and timeframe discussed with them and have immediate and direct accessto all members of our management team and site supervisors.Successful Projects by NUNA & PartnersBHP BILLITON DIAMONDS INC.EKATI Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, CanadaContract mining services for the Panda pit pre-strip program.NUNA’s personnel moved 1.2 million tonnes per month duringthis pre-strip program that commenced early-1997 and finishedin late-1998. A total of 40 million tonnes of kimberlite and wasterock were moved in 33 months. NUNA was also retained for thepre-strip of the Koala North pit and complete turnkey contractmining of the Misery satellite pit.Rio tinto, DIAVIK DIAMOND MINES inc.Diavik Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, CanadaLac de Gras Constructors, a partnership of NUNA and Peter KiewitSons Ltd., successfully completed the water-retaining dikes, cutoffwalls and pre-stripping of the A154 and A418 pits.TAHERA DIAMOND CORPORATIONJericho Diamond Mine, <strong>Nuna</strong>vut, CanadaNUNA assisted in the initial advanced exploration/undergroundbulk sample of the Jericho mine providing operationssupport, planning, purchasing and construction of civil siteinfrastructure including airstrip, site earthworks, dam construction,raw water intake causeway and diversion ditches. NUNA continuedon site providing contract mining of the starter pit to expose orefor commissioning of the process plant and long term open pitcontract mining.BAFFINLAND IRON MINES CORPORATIONMary River Iron Ore Project, <strong>Nuna</strong>vut, CanadaThe Mary River project started in 2007 and NUNA became theGeneral Contractor responsible for the successful delivery of a120,000 ton bulk sample from Mary River to Milne Inlet. NUNAconstructed a 9 km road up a mountain to the ore body; drilled,blasted and hauled material to the crusher and hauled crushedproduct to the coast at Milne Inlet for transfer onto ships.www.nunalogistics.com
Dependable Project DevelopmentCommitted to Northern DevelopmentIce Roads & AirstripsPhoto: TCWR/DiavikNUNA has constructed the majority of <strong>Nuna</strong>vut’s and the Northwest Territories’ exploration andearly-mine operations access ice roads and Hercules aircraft capable ice airstrips.
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