Pit & Quarry, November 2009
S P E C I A L S E C T I O N C R U S H I N G Crushing rock at 6000 ft in northern Nevada and sometimes working through severe weather conditions Ames Construction has been the entrusted source of underground backfill material for a prominent goldmining company For about 15 years Ames has operated a crushing plant on the Barrick Goldstrike mine property near Carlin Nev said to be the most prolific goldmining district in the Western Hemisphere The Goldstrike property produced 171 million ounces of gold in 2008 and as of Dec 31 2008 had 128 million ounces of gold reserves according to the company Theres no shortage of work for Ames which runs two 10 hour shifts per day five days per week and 50 weeks per year supplying backfill material for the Barrick Meikle and Rodeo underground mines It used to be that companies would simply leave a tunnel after mining out the richest grade of material but Ames employs 17 people at the crushing plant to ensure Barrick has enough material to Aiming high Ames Construction and its Nevada crushing operation play a vital role providing aggregates for a prominent gold mine B Y B R I A N R I C H E S S O N Mike Shields left of Ames Construction works with Ray Deitz of Metso dealer Compass Equipment Inc www pitandquarry com November 2009 PIT QUARRY 19
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