Pit & Quarry, November 2015
OPERATIONS Beating A small mining company hits pay dirt with its development of a site the odds BY MICHAEL SCHWARTZ H ighbank Resources has delivered its first commercial shipment of aggregates to Prince Rupert Port British Columbia Canada To deliver the shipment Highbank Director Jim Place accompanies the 100 ft sea going tug Sea Warrior for the journey along the Portland Canal And the tug in turn guides a barge carrying about 4000 tons of 1 in crushed base material from Highbanks new ocean side Swamp Point North SPN Quarry to supply a growing Canadian port Highbank acquired a 100 percent interest in Portland Canal Aggregates SPN operation on Portland Canal south of Stewart in northwest British Columbia SPN lies on the east side of the Portland Canal and north of Donahue Creek A medial glacial marine terrace it comprises well sorted gravel and sands SPN will entail both an aggregates operation and a deep water loadout terminal Highbanks corporate objective as might be expected is to create a significant new construc Swamp Point North delivers material by barge along the Portland Canal in British Columbia Canada 38 PIT QUARRY November 2015 www pitandquarry com
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