June 12, 2023
The earth dam and stormwater containment sump constructed by Doug Hood Mining Ltd (DHML) at Stockton Mine are complete.
With a final crest level of RL737m, the 610,000 bcm dam embankment is 30 metres high.
Excavation of the mine...Read more
August 31, 2020
In mid 2019 Doug Hood Mining Ltd was tasked with constructing a fines retention dam for BT Mining at Stockton Coal Mine.
The dam embankment will require approximately 500,000 m3 of drilled and blasted bulk material excavated with an EX1900 primarily...Read more
January 9, 2020
EX1900 production excavator on the move.
McCabes is a group of coal bearing and mined out blocks onto which a coal fines storage structure, haul road and stormwater sump will be built.
Cypress is a coal block requiring overburden...Read more
August 8, 2019
Our contract mining fleet at Stockton Mine gets another two new Volvo A45G articulated dump trucks: #T76 built January 2019, #T77 built March 2019. This will bring our holding of A45Gs to four.
Pre-delivery mine specification checks.
Ready for...Read more
May 31, 2019
Check out this time-lapse video taken by McConnell Dowell Constructors of Doug Hood Mining Ltd reshaping the overburden stockpile in the Gollans Bay Quarry below Evans Pass, Christchurch.
This stockpiled material was excavated during our...Read more
May 31, 2019
Check out this time-lapse video taken by McConnell Dowell Constructors of Doug Hood Mining Ltd excavating the rock-fall catchbench above Sumner Road, Christchurch.
This video starts about a week into the catchbench excavation and ends several weeks...Read more
May 10, 2019
In early 2018 Doug Hood Mining Ltd was awarded the contract to strip 1.0 million bcm of overburden from the SN14 block at Stockton Mine. The volume was increased in late 2018 to 1.5 million bcm extending work to mid-2019.
This work utilised 40, 120...Read more
March 29, 2019
The road connecting Sumner and Lyttelton officially opened today having been closed due to earthquake damage since 2011. The following provides a view of the completed project and our sections of work including a photo gallery of work...Read more
February 28, 2019
In a blast from the past the following is an article from Contractor magazine – March 2002 highlighting our previous work at Strongman 2 opencast coal mine just below the ridge separating Rapahoe and Blackball and down-range of Pike River.
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December 11, 2017
In early 2017 we commenced earthworks at Stockton Mine to raise the height of the A18 earth dam embankment to increase the dam’s storage capacity. This work has been seasonal due to compaction and earthmoving being sensitive to moisture...Read more