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Mine Development Projects


Ruby Hill Mine
Heap Leach Pad 2008
Owner: Barrick Goldstrike
Contact: Randy Buffington, Mine Manger
Contract Value � $2,097,285.35
Project Description: Construction of 2.5 million square feet leach pad complete with earthworks, HDPE liner installation, piping, and over liner placement.

Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Inc.
North Block Tailings Dam Stage 8
Contact: Clark Burton, Owner�s Representative
Design Engineer- Tetra Tech, Justin Knudsen
Contract Value - $9,335,0000.00
Project Description: Construction of a 36 foot raise to existing embankment including placement of drain materials, clay face, HDPE liner and process piping.

Couer Rouchester - Waste Dump Closure
Contact: Casey Keil
Contract Value � $1,400,00.00
Project Description: Reclamation sloping of waste dumps which moved approximately 2,200,000 cubic yards of dirt moved.

Cortez Hills Heap Leach
Barrick Cortez
Contact: Bill Botton
Contract Value � $11,100,000.00
Project Description: Construction of a 5 million square feet leach pad complete with earthworks, HDPE liner installation, piping, and over liner placement.

Barrick Bull Frog Mine
1998 Tailings Dam Raise
Beatty, Nevada
Contact: Dan Kump, Owner�s Representative
Design Engineer-Golder Association, David Kidd
Contract Value: $432,000.00
Project Description: 310,000CY 15� tailings dam raise, liner coordination

Barrick Bullfrog, Inc.
Tailings Dam Closure and Reclamation
Contact: Dan Kump, Owner�s Representative
Design Engineer � Golder & Associates, David Kidd
Contract Value - $810,000.00
Project Description: Reclamation of tailings facility requiring placing of 535,000 cubic yards of earth material to cap the tailings.

Barrick Bullfrog, Inc.
Evaporation Pond Construction
Contact: Dan Kump, Owner�s Representative
Design Engineer � Golder & Associates, David Kidd
Contract Value - $1,495,205.00
Project Description: Construction of evaporation pond at the old Bullfrog Mine consisting of 510,000cy of cut to fill grading along with installation of HDPE Liner

Cominco American, Inc.
Buckhorn Leach Pad Reclamation
Contact: Randy Buffington, Owners Representative
Design Engineer � Shepard Miller Eng., Jeff Coleman
Contract Value - $599,000.00
Project Description: Reclamation of three leach pads including stripping, compaction, placement of cover materials and final placement of topsoil. Earthwork quantities of 380,000 cubic yards of material to be handled.

Cortez Gold Mines
West Highway Infiltration Ponds
Contact: George Finnemore
Contract Value: $1,011,863.00
Project Description: Cut/waste 500,000 cubic yards of excavation for infiltration ponds complete with all 24� HDPE piping for distribution of water to ponds.

Earth Work Leach Pad #1 and Yankee
Bald Mountain Mine
Contact: Randy Buffington, Owner�s Representative
Geotechnical Consultant: SRK Engineering, Steve Boyce
Contract Value: $716,000.00
Project Description: Closing of Leach Pad facilities and process ponds at Bald Mt Mine & Yankee Mine sites.

Easy Junior/Golden Butte Mine Reclamation Project
MWH Constructors
Contact: Jay Pennington, owner representative
Design Engineer: MWH
Contract Value: $900,000.00
Project Description: Reclamation of leach pad, solution ponds, waste dump sloping, solution management field and coverage of concrete foundations.

Kinsley Mine Reclamation Project
BLM
Contact: Norman Rockwell, Owner�s Representative
Design Engineer: BLM
Contract Value: $499,000.00
Project Description: Reclamation of leach pad, solution ponds, waste dump sloping, solution management field and coverage of concrete foundations.

Phase 1 Reclamation Project
Equatorial Tonopah, Inc.
Contact: Steve Drummond, Owner�s Representative
Design Engineer: SRK Consulting, Peter Kraatz
Contract Value: $3,360,845.00
Project Description: Sloping of waste dumps which included 4,000,000 cubic yards of dozer material and 1,100,000 cubic yards of scraper hauled cover materials to reclaim tailings impoundment and waste dump slopes.

Phase 2 Reclamation Project
Equatorial Tonopah, Inc.
Contact: Steve Drummond, Owner�s Representative
Design Engineer: Brown and Caldwell, Nathan Robinson
Contract Value: $2,600,000.00
Project Description: Reclamation of leach pad, solution ponds, waste dump sloping, exploration road reclaiming and coverage of concrete foundations.

Phase 3 Reclamation Project
Equatorial Tonopah, Inc.
Contact: Dawhn Bodyfelt, Owner�s Representative
Contract Value: $271,000.00
Project Description: Reclamation of plant site area.

Phase 4 Reclamation Project � Pond Agglomeration
Equatorial Tonopah, Inc.
Contact: Dawhn Bodyfelt, Owner�s Representative
Contract Value: $1,300,000.00
Project Description: Agglomeration of alluvial materials to use as backfill in process ponds for closure.

Phase X Leach Pad Expansion
Coeur Rochester Mining Inc.
Contact: Kurt Kato, owner�s representative
Design Engineer: Vector Engineering
Contract Value - $700,000.00
Project Description: Construction of a valley leach pad.

Rodeo Vent Shaft Civil Construction, North of Carlin, Nevada
Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Inc.
Contact: Joe Giraudo
Contract Value - $429,800.00
Project Description: Site development of new underground mine including earthworks and 950 cubic yards of structural concrete.

Standard Mining Phase 1 Leach Pad<br> Apollo Gold
Contact: Craig Howes, owner�s representative
Design Engineer: Vector Engineering
Contract Value - $1,250,000.00
Project Description: Construction of new leach pad and process ponds.

Public Works Projects


City Of Wells, Nevada
Heavy Industrial Park
Contact: Jolene Supp, owner�s representative
Contract Value - $700,000.00
Project Description: New Construction of approximately 3 miles of Roads, 70,000CY Cut & Fill, 11,000LF 12� Sewer & Manholes, 7,500 8� Waterline, Screened all gravels Road construction

Jackpot Pilot Program
Elko County Community Development
Contact: Lynn Forsberg, owner�s representative
Design Engineer: AMEC Infrastructure, Kieth Ristinen
Contract Value - $175,000.00
Project Description: Earthworks, piping and instrumentation for percolation ponds on experimental project for Jackpot Sewer Lagoons.

Konda Road Improvement Project
Nevada Department of Wildlife
Contact: Mark Fraga, owner�s representative
Design Engineer: Summit Engineering, Clint Thiesse
Contract Value: $269,100.00
Project Description: Earthworks, drainage, gravel placement and oil mixtures for upgrading and maintenance of existing roads.

Montello Phase 1 Water Improvements
Elko County Community Development
Contact: Lynn Forsberg, owner�s representative
Design Engineer: V-Point, Marty Ugalde
Contract Value - $223,000.00
Project Description: Earthworks, piping and concrete work for development of springs source to feed water supply to town water tank.

Montello Phase 2 Water Improvements
Elko County Community Development
Contact: Lynn Forsberg, owner�s representative
Design Engineer: V-Point, Marty Ugalde
Contract Value - $1,223,000.00
Project Description: Earthworks, piping and concrete work for development water distribution system and remedial development of springs for town water source.

Silver Peak Water System Improvements
Esmeralda County
Contact: Susan Dudley, Owner�s Representative
Design Engineer: Lumos & Associates, Craig Wesner
Contract Value: $1,014,000.00
Project Description: Well development, welded water storage tank installation, well house and all piping and services for a complete new water system.

Tunnel Creek Road and North Canyon Road Maintenance Projects
Nevada Division of State Parks
Contact: Joe Cyphers
Contract Value: $292,000.00
Project Description: Erosion control, drainage and earthworks to complete maintenance work on eight miles of bicycle paths in the Lake Tahoe area.

Water Reclamation Facility Project
Tonopah Public Works
Contact: Paul Winkelman, Shaw Engineering
Contract Value: $1,400,000.00
Project Description: Construction of four sewer lagoons including complete aeration system, associated piping and screening equipment.

Private Development Projects


Elko General Hospital, Elko Nevada
Bovis Lend Lease LMB
Contact: Mike Cloud, construction manager
Contract Value - $470,000.00
Project Description: 270,000 yards Rough Grading Earthwork completed in 4 weeks.

Elko General Hospital, Elko, Nevada
Bovis Lend Lease
Contact: Mike Cloud, construction manager
Contract Value - $1,422,000.00
Project Description: Site drainage, site grading, site utilities installation, sidewalk and paving.

Highlands Subdivision, Elko Nevada
Contact: Eric Snyder, owner�s representative/engineer
Contract Value - $ 540,000.00
Project Description: 408,000 CY cut & fill for 11 building pads

Home Depot Store, Elko, Nevada
Engineered Structures Inc.
Contact: Nels Nelson, Project Manager
Contract Value - $3,077,000.00
Project Description: Complete site work development for new Home Depot store, including earthworks, drainage work, all utilities and paving for complete site including highway widening for access.

Power Plant Development


TS Power Plant-Dunphy Nevada
Fluor Enterprises
Owner: Newmont Mining Corporation
Contact: Jim Law, Project Manager
Contract Value - $11,500,000.00
Project Description: Site development including roads, rail beds, evaporation ponds, water ponds, ash landfills, and miscellaneous site work.
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