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 stripping, and coal winning and haulage activities. Quantities mined were 3.4M m3 overburden, 770k m3 inter-burden (partings) and 525k tonnes … Continue reading Echo Opencast coalmine, Reefton, South Island