reducing the cost of drill and orica mining services
The open cut operation consists of 2 excavators and a fleet of trucks. Drilling is sub-contracted to a third party and Orica Australia Pty Ltd through its Mining Services division delivers a Down the Hole service. The Situation Northparkes Mine were looking at ways of reducing overall mining costs due to the financial down turn. In general, production of nickel from sulfide ores involves either open cut or underground mining, followed by concentration via flotation, smelting of concentrates to produce a nickel matte, finally leading to refining of matte to produce a pure metal. It is common for mines, smelters and refineries to be in