UNDERGROUND

First cut at Kanmantoo

DEVELOPMENT of the underground decline at Hillgrove Resources’ Kanmantoo copper project has begun with the world’s first portal cut made using continuous mining technology.

The Komatsu MC51 preparing to make the portal cut.

The Komatsu MC51 preparing to make the portal cut.

The Komatsu-developed MC51 continuous mining machine is designed to remove the need for drilling and blasting and could revolutionise the underground development process. For Hillgrove the decline development...

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