UNDERGROUND

Kanmantoo readying for first stope

HILLGROVE Resources has started raiseboring the first stope at its Kanmantoo copper mine in South Australia.

The drawpoint for the first stope at Kanmantoo. Photo courtesy Hillgrove Resources

The drawpoint for the first stope at Kanmantoo. Photo courtesy Hillgrove Resources

A secondary means of egress from the underground has been established with the installation of a Safescape ladder system. The pit has been dewatered to below the first stope level and the development...

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