Page 57 Heavy Machinery Maintenance For more information please visit our website www cpcom or call 6472903602 Industrial T OOLS Demanding Applications T ools Engineered for AuRicoYOUNGDA VIDSON MINE Page 56 By Frank Giorno Dumas and Cementation are among the best mining contractors around When AuRico Gold looks at shaft work or developing under ground mining they resort to a tendering system where a number of qualifed contractors are invited to come on site and see the type of work that is required before they submit their bids based on scope of work Each department has their budget set as part of the annual budget ing processes that they need to be accountable for and to determine their operational and capital spend ing Dumas and Cementation and the diamond drillers sign a service agreement with AuRico to provide full service work They provide labour and equipment needed to complete the job such as the build ing of the shaft or under ground in frastructure In addition you have suppliers of materials W e have supply agreements for companies to provide us with con sumables like cyanide lime or rock bolts piping venting or explosives for under ground work said Luc Guimond general manager of the Y oungDavidson Gold Mine As much as possible we try to purchase our supplies from within a 100 km radius said Guimond but we will look outside the area if prices are too high or supplies are not available First Nation businesses can com pete to supply some of the consum ables we need said Guimond and we will give them an opportunity to win that contract Guimond points to the First Nation business Ednysian that provided temporary housing during the ear ly days of the construction phase T emporary accommodations were located on Matachewan Reserve Road For Guimond the experience of be ing general manager of operations for AuRico has been a fantastic ex perience He originally arrived to work with Northgate Minerals in 2006 and worked to prepare the site for mining until March 2008 He came back to the project in 201 1 It has been great to see the recom missioning of the old brownfeld site into a thoroughly modern op eration Guimond enthused It s been good for the company good for the region good for the region al economy and for those seeking business opportunities to provide us with services and supplies AuRicoYOUNGDA VIDSON MINE