In October 2011, AuRico Gold contracted Ledcor to develop and operate the Young-Davidson open-pit gold mine in northern Ontario.
Pre-production development started with the first blast in November 2011, and the services Ledcor is providing include:
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Pre-site development and construction
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Open-pit planning and development
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Stripping
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Blasting
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Ore extraction and crushing
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Haul/Access road construction
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Maintenance
Since Ledcor has begun operations in October of 2012, over 615,000 man hours have passed with a Total Recordable Incident Frequency (TRIF) of 0.97, inlcuding several successful gold flag audits.
The mine will have a 15-year life and will produce 180,000 ounces of gold annually. The open pit operations will deliver ore feed to the 6,000-ton-per-day processing mill.