Australian gold major Evolution Mining has stuck with specialist contractor Barminco at its Cowal mine in NSW, awarding the Perenti group company a 4-year contract worth nearly $A520M to develop the second underground portal and conduct production works.
The contract is one of the largest wins for Barminco, which has been developing an exploration decline and conducting diamond drilling since early 2021 at the mine 350km W of Sydney.
Barminco will begin work in July on the new portal, development and production plus mining services at the underground mine.