Junior Victorian gold producer A1 Consolidated Gold Limited has announced the appointment of PYBAR Mining Services as an underground mining contractor for its A1 Gold Mine in north-eastern Victoria.
The two year contract awarded to PYBAR will see A1 Gold achieve its objectives of rapidly bringing the mine into full time production in the first quarter of 2016.
“We are delighted by the confidence shown in the A1 Gold Mine by one of the most experienced underground mining contractors,” said Dennis Clark, A1 Gold’s Managing Director.
“The ramping up of underground mining operations to 24 hours a day/7 days a week will allow us to rapidly bring the mine into full time gold production.”
PYBAR is Australia’s third largest underground hard rock mining contractor, delivering on projects from large established mining operations to greenfield developments.
PYBAR’s CEO Paul Rouse said the company was looking forward to working with A1 Gold to bring the project into ore production.
“With our proven and comprehensive range of services, PYBAR is perfectly aligned to assist A1 Gold in the delivery of the works at the A1 Gold Mine,” Mr Rouse added.
The A1 God Mine has a current total JORC Mineral Resource of 1,420,000 tonnes grading 6.2 g/t Au for 281,200 ounces of gold.
