Doug Hood Mining

Opencast Mining

Mangatini Sump – Stockton Mine, 2009, South Island

August 2, 2010

Earthworks at Stockton Mine In 2007 while principal contractor at Stockton Mine, Doug Hood Mining tendered for and won the contract to construct the Mangatini Sump, a key component of the mine storm-water management program. The sump required the...Read more

Strongman 2 Opencast Coal Mine, West Coast, South Island

July 1, 2006

Between 2001 and 2006 Doug Hood Mining was principal mining contractor at Solid Energy’s Strongman 2 opencast coal mine, 25km north of Greymouth on the West Coast of the South Island. This contract involved drill, blast and high ratio...Read more

Echo Opencast coalmine, Reefton, South Island

December 31, 2002

DHML undertook a $12M whole-of-mine contract with Francis Mining for Echo Opencast Coalmine, Reefton, South Island from 1996 to 2003. This contract incorporated all aspects of opencast coal mining including mine design & planning, overburden...Read more

Golden Cross Mine rehabilitation, drainage and closure, Waihi, North Island

December 31, 2001

In 1997 DHML began a 5 year association with Coeur Gold at the Golden Cross Mine, Waihi, south eastern Coromandel, New Zealand This contract involved extensive bulk earthworks totalling 2.8M m3 comprising overburden stripping, ore extraction...Read more

Taharoa Ironsand, King Country, North Island

December 31, 2000

Dredge support mining and relocation haulroad for BHP New Zealand Steel Mining at Taharoa The initial contract beginning in early 1999 required DHML to excavate and cart a minimum of 25,000m3 of sand per week to either the mine face or the dredge...Read more

Macraes Goldmine, Otago, South Island

December 31, 1995

Between 1991 and 1995 DHML was contracted to provide opencast mining services at Macraes Goldmine, for Macraes Mining (now Oceana Gold) This was a 5 year contract to strip and mine gold ore at Macraes Flat near Dunedin. On completion in 1995 some...Read more

Weavers Opencast Coal Mine, Huntly, North Island

July 31, 1993

This $40M contract for Coal Corporation of NZ, completed in 1993, required 11M bcm of overburden stripped over a 3 1/2 year period. The contract also included the construction of a 60m engineered earth dam to retain unconsolidated saturated clay and...Read more