Ramping up to a total of 15 drill rigs operating on site in a country with very limited resources or experience in the mining industry. Developing a culture across the Mozambique business of safety at work and at home for all crews.
Remote environment and underdeveloped support infrastructure. Consolidate advantage of being first mover overseas drilling contractor in Mozambique following establishment in 2010.
Prior drilling contractor struggled to achieve production in testing environment and difficult ground conditions. Site characterised by hard, fractured and broken ground.
Difficult project to complete given numerous scope changes throughout the project. Program went from one vertical air well per site to multiple rotary directional wells with numerous wells on each site. Essar had difficulty securing the pads they originally planned.
