August 12, 2016
A wide range of civil construction and mining plant and equipment is available for hire.
All plant and equipment is supported by local service agents or our Workshop. To discuss your requirements please contact Gavin Begg, Plant Manager, on 0274 354...Read more
September 18, 2015
Stockton Mine on the West Coast of the South Island was the home of Doug Hood Mining Ltd for 7½ years.
Saturday 31st July 2010 saw the completion of a plant hire arrangement between Doug Hood Mining and the Stockton Alliance, and the...Read more
September 15, 2015
Doug Hood Mining worked with Bathurst Resources at the Escarpment Mine project near Westport to construct the initial site infrastructure required prior to the commencement of large scale mining.
Activity on site, hauled by Bathurst in mid 2016...Read more
April 23, 2015
In April 2015 Doug Hood Mining was recertified to ACC’s Workplace Safety Management Practices (WSMP) standard at tertiary level. We first joined this AS/NZS 4801 based programme in 2002 and achieved tertiary level since 2005.
We’ve learnt a lot...Read more
September 2, 2014
We have completed the refurbishment of a large scale mining fleet now available for hire or project services (gallery below).
For hire:
Excavators 180 – 200 tonne
Dozers D9 – D11
Rigid dump trucks 100 tonne
Loader 11 m3
Grader...Read more
March 17, 2014
In October 2011 Doug Hood Mining Ltd (DHML) was selected by Solid Energy New Zealand Ltd (SENZ) to mine the Reddale coal resource. Commencing November 2011 the contract ran for 28 months, concluding February 2014 when SENZ went owner-operator.
The...Read more
July 11, 2013
We recently refurbished the PC1250SP-7 in Christchurch ready for the next big job.
Perfectly sized for large civil or mining work PC1250/2 has clocked up 14,500hrs as part of the DHML fleet.
Bought new from Komatsu New Zealand in 2004 the...Read more
December 17, 2012
Based at Reddale opencast coal mine near Reefton, Sarah was part of the Doug Hood crew on this important project.
Sarah rejoined Doug Hood Mining Ltd (DHML) mid-year, having previously worked on the company’s project at Stockton opencast mine...Read more
October 20, 2012
The Doug Hood Mining dumptruck refurbishment programme is in full swing as Caterpillar dumptruck 777D No.14, which started work for the company at Stockton Mine ex. the UK, rejoins the mining fleet looking every bit as industrious as when it first...Read more
October 15, 2012
Rangi Hicks, Project Manager of the recently completed SENZ Reddale opencast coalmine contract, completed the EXITO level 5 National Diploma in Extractive Industries Management – Surface Extraction in late 2011.
The following is an extract...Read more