Page 10 Cont’d from pg. 8 By Frank Giorno Since 1994, Dumas has evolved from a small Canadian-owned under ground mining contractor to an international full-service under ground provider . W ith more than 2,000 highly qualifed and safety-foc used employe es, Du - mas continues to enjoy steady growth in high-demand markets. Although now headquartered in T o - ronto, Dumas’ hometown of T immins is still very important to founder and CEO Dan Dumas. Recently , Dumas wrote a letter to T immins City Coun - cil strongly endorsing the Hollinger Mine Open Pit Project. Dumas’ spe - cialty is under ground mine services and operations, so support for Hol - linger ’ s surface mining proposal stems not from potential work, but rather from a passion to protect T im - mins’ mining heritage. The company prides itself of being in tune with the needs of the co mmu n i - ties where it works, and be - comes an involved co mmu n i - ty member w henev er possible. “T immins is a min - ing town and Dan feels very fortunate to be from T immins where he was able to start and develop Dumas,” said Ka - trina Ma - heu, Di - rector of Marketing & Communications for Dumas. “Dumas itself began in 1994 and start - ed of f as a fve-man business, working odd construction jobs under ground at the Dome Mine,” Maheu explains, and it grew from there. In 1996 Dumas got its frst big break – a contract for de-watering, rehabili - tation and recommissioning of the old Y oung-Davidson Mine in Matache - wan. This in turn led to winning a contract at Hoyle Pond in 1998, and from that a number of other doors opened and opportunities presented themselves. Dumas attribut es its success to contin - ual improvement and a strong safety culture. They also practice a great economic principle. Provide your clie nt with quality , effcient work for less and do it with innovation and intelligence. “While others shy away from complex projects, Dumas thrives on them,” Maheu said. “W e impressed clients and dif ferentiated ourselves from the competition by fnding new and im - proved ways to do the work. Through innovation we provided quality work at less cost.” Over the years Dumas has introduced several innovative concepts such as the Dumas Re-railer , a more effcient and safer way to re-rail under ground locomotives, for which it won a Safety Innovation A ward from the OMSCA. Dumas also won a Safety A ward for the development of the encapsulated crosshead design that prevents miners from sticking limbs out of the bucket during shaft sinking, which could re - sult in serious accidents and lost time. Y et another example of innovation is the Cryderman T ower that was devel - oped by Dumas to use in early shaft sinking. It was used successfully on the construction of Lakeshore Gold’ s T immins W est Mine. The Cryderman allowed Dumas to excavate the shaft collar and lower the Galloway (a cy - lindrical steel shaft sinking platform) into place before the surrounding in - frastructure was built. As Dumas grew with each successive project the services it provided also expanded. Beginning with shaft sink - ing and rehabilitation, Dumas moved into mine development undertaking lateral development, conventional and mechanized raises, and inclines. At the Casa Berardi mine in North - west Quebec, Dumas has even been undertaking production mining on contract to the company . In 2007, Dumas was contracte d to de - velop the Lake Shore Gold T immins Mine. They excavated the shaft, and built the head frame and ancillary buildings housing pumping and mine dewatering equipment. W ith Lake - shore Gold’ s mine, Dumas was in - volved right from the concept and de - sign stage to the construction phase. In recent years, Dumas has extended its reach to international regions – es - tablishing operational bases in Peru, T immins Mining Company A Global Success Dumas Cryderman T ower during early shaft sinking at Lakeshore Gold’ s T immins W est Mine. Cont’d on pg. 12 TIMMINS / MA THESON CAMP Page 1 1 TIMMINS / MA THESON CAMP Page 8 By Gregory Reynolds The Dome Gold Mine in the City of T immins is North America’ s longest continually operating gold mine. That is a fact that the mine’ s present owner , Goldcorp Inc., and the com - munity take great pride in. The mine began production in 1910 and Goldcorp expects to be a major employer in T immins for many more decades. Goldcorp, a leading senior gold pro - ducer operating on three continents, has plac ed its holdings in the Porcu - pine Gold Camp in a subsidiary . Porcupine Gold Mines (Porcupine) consists of two distinct mining opera - tions, Hoyle Pond Under ground and Dome Under ground. As well, there are several lar ge tonnage stockpiles, and a central milling facility . The former famous Hollinger Gold Mine, (1910-1968) will resume life sometime this year after all necessary approvals have been obtained. “These assets, combined with our world-class mill serve to ensure a sustainable future for our employees, their families and our community ,” the company says. In 2012, Goldcorp produced 2.39 million ounces of gold, with Porcu - pine contributing 262,800 ounces of that total. W ith over 800 employees, including contractors, Porcupine is a major employer in T immins. T immins Mayor T om Laughren stresses that the perception that mines are short term operations is wrong. “Every day that the Dome operates reminds us that no one knows how much gold exists in and around T im - mins. Mining is an industry that led to the crea tion of T immins and in 2012 we celebrated our 100th anniversary , disproving the theory that gold min - ing communities are inherently un - stable economically . T immins has a rich past and a bright future based on natural resources.” The mayor said the multi-mil lion dol - lar expansion of the Hoyle Pond op - eration has lengthened its life to 13 years and on-going exploration could extend that estimate. Goldcorp president and CEO Chuck Jeannes said on Jan. 7 that “at Por - cupine, gold production in 2013 is expected to be between 270,000 and 280,000 ounces. The Hoyle Pond Deep project continued to advance to access both depth extensions of cur - rent ore bodies and newly-discovered zones and to enhance fexibility and effciencies throughout the opera - tion.” He added that “progress is steadily advancing on a deep under ground shaft (winze) that will provide in - creased access to recently discovered zones such as the TVZ and V AZ in the under ground Hoyle Pond mine operation and signifcantly extend the mine’ s productive life. Successful exploration drilling at Hoyle Pond has demonstrated im - proving gold grades and the extension of several gold structures at depth. This success is spurring new invest - ments in mine development to posi - tion the revitalized Porcupine mine complex for long-term success.” In the past, the company has said Hoyle Pond contains some of the highest grade of gold ore ever found in the Porcupine Camp. Goldcorp is a leading senior gold pro - ducer with low cost operations and development projects located in polit - ically stable jurisdictions throughout North, Central and South America. It strives to deliver sustainable prosper - ity to its stake¬holders and remains frmly focused on the elements that continue to drive its success: industry leading growth, low cost production, maintaining an outstanding balance sheet, developing operations in low- risk jurisdictions and a commitment to sustainability . The company has 12 operatio ns, pro - ducing gold, silver , copper , lead and zinc, and six development projects. Three of the operations are in On - tario, Porcupine, Red Lake and Mus - selwhite. key foundation of local economy Goldcorp’ s T immins Operations TIMMINS / MA THESON CAMP Hoyle Pond rich mine Page 9 O ur p ro d u c t . O u r p e op l e . 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