Operations

Raising productivityRaise boring allowed Alamos Gold to sink a large-diameter production shaft at its Young-Davidson mine quicker, safer and cheaper than by conventional means

Raise boring allowed Alamos Gold to sink a large-diameter production shaft at its Young-Davidson mine quicker, safer and cheaper than by conventional means

By Linda Stuart

April 30, 2020

Loading pocket under construction. Courtesy of Cementation Canada Inc.

Later this year when Alamos Gold’s Young-Davidson mine in Matachewan, Ont., achieves its long-term ore production goal of 8,000 tonnes per day, one of the people celebrating will be the mine’s general manager Luc Guimond.

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