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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pg. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DMC by the Numbers
Pg. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DMC Quick Facts
Pg. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Longevity through Evolution
Pg. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Services Offered
Pg. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recent Projects
Pg. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Core Values
Pg. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Solid Record of Safety by Design
Pg. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diversity / Aboriginal Relations
Pg. 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contact Information
Photo courtesy of BHP Billiton
Brochure designed and produced by The Northern Miner
Photo courtesy of BHP Billiton
DMC BY THE NUMBERS
Contract Mining: Total Tonnage
over 8.6 million tons
Mine Development: Total Advance
over 350,000 feet
Shaft Sinking: Total Depth
over 57,800 feet
Raise Boring: Total Reamed
over 250,000 feet
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Photo courtesy of BHP Billiton
DMC QUICK FACTS
Over its 36-year history, DMC Mining Services has consistently proven itself as an innovator in its
field.
• The company started as Dynatec Mining Limited and was founded in 1980
by Dr. Robert (Bob) Dengler and W.M. (Bill) Shaver.
• In its second year in business, it started building the Macassa Mine shaft, for
which, it still holds the record for the deepest single-lift timbered shaft in the
world at 7,225 ft (2,202 metres).
• In 1992, it developed the Long Round Concept for shaft sinking, an innovation that improved
productivity by 20%.
• The company used Rail-Veyor haulage technology for the first time in North America at Vale’s
114 orebody in Sudbury to drive twin drifts at over 400 ft (121 metres) per week.
• In 2013, DMC’s president and CEO, Bill Shaver, won the EY Entrepreneur of
the Year Award for Ontario in the category of business services.
• The company initiated and developed leading edge, shaft sinking technology
using Shaft Boring Roadheaders (SBRs) designed and built in Germany for a
twin shaft project in Canada.
• In 2015, DMC’s Jansen team performed the first ever installation of shaft tubbing using a
robotic arm called the Blairmore Ring Erector (BRE).
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LONGEVITY THROUGH EVOLUTION
Journey from Dynatec to DMC Mining Services
Since its founding in 1980 as Dynatec Mining Limited, DMC Mining Services has been through a
number of acquisitions, takeovers and mergers, underscoring the company’s ability to create value.
• In 1988, Dynatec became Dynatec International after making its first major acquisition.
It bought Vancouver-based Tonto Mining and Tonto Drilling Services, which gave the
company a base in Western Canada, South America and the Western United States. With
the merger, the company reorganized into Dynatec International, a parent company with
nine subsidiaries, drilling and mining equipment valued at over $50 million and staff of 800
people.
• In 1997, the company merged with Sherritt International’s hydrometallurgical technologies
business and was publicly listed as Dynatec Corporation on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
• In 2007, Sherritt International acquired Dyantec for $1.6 billion. This included its stake in the
Ambatovy nickel project in Madagascar and the major shareholder position of FNX Mining.
As part of the deal, Sherritt dividended the ownership of FNX to their shareholders and
sold Dynatec’s mining services division to its old partner, FNX Mining. The Mining Services
Division changed its name to DMC Mining Services in 2008.
• FNX Mining merged with Quadra Mining in a $3 billion, merger of equals in March 2010.
• In March 2012, Polish copper miner KGHM Polska Miedź bought Quadra FNX Mining for
$2.9 billion in cash. DMC Mining Services is a division of KGHM.
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SERVICES OFFERED
Contract Mining
DMC has a long history as a safe and efficient
contract miner, including operation of the 2,500
ton per day Inco Shebandowan Mine in the 1990s,
and the 500,000 ounce per year Goldcorp Red
Lake Mine in the early 2000s. Today, the company
continues to provide comprehensive services
ranging from mine feasibility and underground
mine design, including mine shafts, ore and waste
handling systems, mine dewatering systems,
backfill systems and ventilation systems. It also
advises on equipment selection and procurement.
Once the feasibility and design of an underground mine has been established, DMC is able to
develop and operate the mine with its equipment, trained personnel and management systems.
Where it assumes responsibility for mine operation, DMC hires staff, develops production budgets
and schedules, produces reports, maintains regulatory permits and filings, manages operating staff
and assumes overall responsibility for safety and loss control.
Mine Shaft Sinking
Mine shaft sinking is one of the most critical and technically difficult aspects of underground mine
development and construction. A mine shaft must be completed and commissioned for an orebody
before any other underground mine development can begin.
Accordingly, mine owners place a premium on rapid sinking schedules. DMC has the experience,
skilled workers and the specialized techniques and equipment necessary to complete technically
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challenging projects - such as those involving poor
ground conditions or extreme depth - on time and on
budget. The company has a history of innovation and
continuous technical improvements, such as its patented
Long Round technology, which has increased the speed
at which shafts can be completed.
It was also chosen as the contractor to sink two 3,280 ft
(1,000 metre) shafts at BHP Billiton’s Jansen Potash Project, using innovative Shaft Boring Roadheader
technology that it initiated and developed from concept to shaft sinking.
Conventional Mine Development
DMC is able to offer a bundle of related services,
including lateral development work consisting of access
ramps, declines, drifting and cross-cutting.
Mine Construction
Mine construction services are specialized activities
related to both surface and underground mines. The
company’s mine construction work has included:
refuge stations, underground explosives magazines,
underground shops, crushing and conveying systems,
sumps and dams for mine dewatering systems, ground
stabilization through the installation of rock bolts and
the application of shotcrete, grout injection and backfill.
Services also include vent doors and shotcrete walls,
hoist and fan foundation installations as well as electrical and mechanical installations for hoisting,
ventilation and dewatering systems.
Civil Construction
The company also provides services to customers in the
civil underground construction industry.
They
have
completed
underground
work
for
hydroelectric facilities (powerhouse and tailrace tunnel
excavations, tunnel rehabilitation), ground stabilization
and construction work for the Sudbury Neutrino
Observatory and established a freshwater reservoir and
collection system by installing a concrete bulkhead and piping system in an adjacent abandoned
mine. DMC has also built a pedestrian walkway and utility tunnel under downtown Salt Lake City.
Most recently, it has completed civil raise boring work in Atlanta, and is currently raise boring on a
major sewer project in Indianapolis.
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Raise Boring and Raise Excavation
Raise boring is a continuous, mechanical method of
excavating vertical or near-vertical holes between two
levels of an underground mine. The holes can be used for
ventilation, manways and ore and waste transportation.
Raise boring is generally considered a safer, faster and
more cost-effective way of excavating raises than more
traditional drilling and blasting methods. Raise boring
techniques are also used to excavate various raises and
shafts for civil construction projects. In particular, raise
boring leaves smooth walls, allowing for more efficient ventilation. Raise bored holes can also be
used for hoisting or egress shafts. DMC has a fleet of nine raise boring machines, over 7,500 ft (2,000
metres) of drill pipe and 16 reamers with capabilities from 28 inches (71 centrimetres) to 20 ft (6
metres) in diameter. The smallest drills operate in only 12 ft (3.6 metres) of headroom.
Alimak Raising is a drill and blast method that enables mining approaches that cannot be carried
out using raise borers. It has the added advantage of in raise access for the installation of ground
support and grouting of water inflows as the raise is excavated. Alimak Raising is a viable alternative
for occasions where raise boring may not be viable due to access or power considerations. DMC
owns and operates a fleet of mechanized raise climbers for these applications.
Engineering Services
DMC’s evaluation and design services include
concept, prefeasibility and technical engineering.
The company’s technical engineering capabilities
cover all the major disciplines (mining, civil,
electrical, structural and mechanical).
DMC provides technical engineering services to assess and optimize mining projects.
The group’s expertise includes: mine planning (conceptual/feasibility/detail); equipment evaluation
and selection; mine and facility design; flow sheet layouts; material handling; ancillaries/utilities
design; transportation system design; and cost estimating. The group also has considerable expertise
in contiuous improvement as well as engineering by design.
The group uses 3-D modelling, finite element analysis and computer simulation on all engineering
solutions, and uses an engineering package schedule (PAS) as a tool to monitor and track design
progress.
Our engineering clients have included major mine leaders such as Barrick Gold, BHP Billiton, Vale,
Glencore, Newmont Mining and KGHM International.
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Photo courtesy of BHP Billiton
RECENT PROJECTS
DMC has had the opportunity to work on challenging and innovative solutions for mining projects
around the world. Here are just a few examples.
Jansen Project, Saskatchewan
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Contracted to develop and deploy Shaft Boring Roadheader (SBR) technology at BHP Billiton’s
Jansen project, in Saskatchewan
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SBR eliminates key safety risks associated with conventional shaft sinking excavation with removal
of excavated material and rock support all occuring simultaneously
In December 2010, DMC won a contract to sink two 3,280 ft (1,000 metre) shafts — a Production
Shaft and a Service Shaft — at BHP Billiton’s Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan.
In a first for the mining industry, the 9-metre-diameter shafts are being sunk mechanically, using two
SBRs — a marriage of tunnel-boring, high-speed vacuum and traditional shaft sinking technology.
The operation of the SBR is fully automated and improves work safety by removing workers from
the bottom of the shaft. The SBR allows workers to stand at different platforms or decks above the
bottom of the shaft.
Ground support is installed on one of the decks above simultaneously as the SBR excavates, and
material is removed through an automated vacuum system that is controlled remotely with cameras.
DMC helped design the SBR in concert with Herrenknecht, a large, tunnel-boring company based in
Germany, and BHP Billiton for use at Jansen.
The SBR is designed to deal with rock strengths ranging from 5 to 120 MPa, and the telescopic
Roadheader sinks variable shaft diameters from 26 ft to 32 ft (8 to 10 metres).
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Vale’s 114 Orebody, Ontario
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Contracted to provide development and construction services for the first underground
installation of Rail-Veyor haulage technology at Vale’s 114 Orebody
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Elimination of the “big truck” model for underground mine development
In 2011, DMC won a contract to conduct 10,000 ft (3,050 metres) of development and mine 200,000
tons (2,500 tons per day) of ore using Rail-Veyor haulage technology. An innovative ore-handling
system that combines rail and conveyor technology, the Rail-Veyor was used at Vale’s 114 orebody
in Sudbury. Outside of a Vale test site in 2008, it was the first time the technology was used in North
America.
The aim of the project was to prove that Rail-Veyor
technology can speed up trackless development.
Part of the concept was to drive smaller headings, because
as mine tunnels have gotten larger over the past 30 years,
development has gotten slower. There are also more
challenges with ground support and having to remove more
muck at a higher rate.
DMC’s objective with the Rail-Veyor project was to see if it could drive twin headings — two sideby-side tunnels — at 400 ft (121 metres) a week. It exceeded that with progress of up to 470 ft (143
metres) a week.
Turquoise Ridge Gold Mine, near Golconda, Nev.
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Owned by Barrick Gold and Newmont Mining
Job consisted of underground development
The project covered five years of work from January 2009 to October 2013. DMC developed over
15,000 ft (4,500 metres) of a 15 ft x 16 ft (4.6 x 4.9 metre) drift. This project also included the
excavation of an underground opening 60 ft (18 metres) tall by 30 ft (9 metres) wide by 160 ft
(49 metres) long for the new North Zone Backfill and Shotcrete plant that was also designed by
DMC. During this time, DMC crews were integrated into the daily, weekly and monthly plans for the
Turquoise Ridge Mine site.
Working with the owner, DMC achieved the desired goals for the site and advancement required for
the future development of the North Zone area. Using its own equipment, DMC crews integrated
successfully with the Barrick Team.
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#7 Shaft – Green River Soda Ash Mine in Green River, Wyoming
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Owned by Tata Chemicals
Performed Engineering Design, Raise Bore and Slash
This project consisted of all phases of a ventilation shaft from prefeasibility through construction.
DMC completed a ventilation model to determine the size, location and timing of the shaft. DMC
subsequently completed prefeasibility and final design engineering. Construction began in July 2013
and consisted of the shaft, ventilation fans and surface infrastructure.
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Geotechnical evaluation, shaft design and surface infrastructure design
20 ft (6 metres) in diameter, 1,465 ft (447 metre) ventilation shaft
Two, 11 ft (3.3 metre) diameter 1,500 HP ventilation fans
Two maintenance buildings
This project illustrates DMC’s ability to provide solutions from beginning to end.
Banshee underground mine at Goldstrike property, near Elko, Nevada
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Owned by Barrick Gold
Raise Recovery/Sinking Plant
DMC successfully rehabilitated a 12 ft - 10 inch (3.6 metre 25 centimetre) caved raise bore shaft. Crews conventionally
sunk from the surface through the caved portion to the shaft
bottom. A liner plate was designed with ring beams and
installed on 2 ft - 8 ft 5/16 inch (60 centimetre - 2.5 metres)
centres. Grout was installed in the annulus between the liner
plate and the ribs. A Cryderman was used to muck the caved
material into the muck bucket for hoisting to the surface.
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CORE VALUES
Our Vision:
To be recognized as the foremost provider of mining services and solutions.
Our values are grounded in our continuing commitment to:
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Achieving zero harm to health, safety and the environment
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Win-win relationships based on shared risks and rewards
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Investing in the growth and development of our people
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Finding innovative mining solutions
Photo courtesy of BHP Billiton
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A SOLID RECORD OF SAFETY BY DESIGN
Over its 36 years in business, DMC Mining Services has established a reputation for safety, thanks to
the company’s top leadership and its on-site supervisors.
To reinforce this culture of safety, DMC has set up a safety and health management system that
defines our fundamental approach to managing and controlling workplace hazards and risk. The
management system defines accountability and facilitates management’s effort to assure our
projects are set up for success through safety design.
Safety programs in place include First Aid and CPR training,
supervisor development programs, job specific training and
project and field level risk assessments. An E-learning program
offers a DMC company orientation module, 32-hour MSHA
training and an eight-hour MSHA refresher training for on-site
and remote access.
Recently, DMC has been recognized many times for its health and
safety efforts. It was the runner-up in the Ontario government’s Workplace
Safety North (WSN) workplace safety excellence audit in 2013, and won awards for having the lowest
total medical injury frequency performance in 2011, and for workplace self-assessment in 2011.
DMC encourages reporting and collects leading indicators such as near misses, workplace interactions,
five point safety system quality and action plan close out. Having this information helps management
to understand what needs to be improved so future incidents or events can be prevented, and drives
continuous improvement to achieve Zero Harm.
The company has a philosophy at its core of Zero Harm, and is constantly looking to improve safety.
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DIVERSITY / ABORIGINAL RELATIONS
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DMC is working with the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre (SICC) to develop a cultural
awareness training program that will be used as a template across Canada.
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Employment diversity is tracked and reported monthly, helping DMC increase employment
opportunities for Aboriginal Peoples, women and visible minorities.
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A 14-week program titled “Entry to Mining” was developed by DMC to introduce local
communities to employment opportunities in the mining industry.
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DMC’s Aboriginal Engagement Strategy (AES) focuses on operating procedures for human
resource planning and control and reviews activities within band programs. It sets out the
process by which these components are administered and monitored in alignment with current
human resource policies.
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PowerChief Scaffolding is a First Nation owned and operated scaffolding services company that
has seen significant success in Saskatchewan working with DMC Mining Services.
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In sync with our clients, we identify local and regional companies that are owned by or that
employ Aboriginal Peoples, women and visible minority groups to provide goods and services
to the projects in which we are engaged.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
DMC Mining Services
191 Creditview Road, Suite 400
DMC Mining Services
Vaughan, ON, Canada L4L 9T1
488 East 6400 South, Suite 250
1-800-892-8293
Murray, Utah, U.S.A. 841071
1-800-748-2375
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www.dmcmining.com
Cover photo courtesy of BHP Billiton