Australia
Company Details
Name
Barber Drilling Pty Ltd
Address
Suite 32, The Business Building, 328 Albany Hwy, Victoria Park, Western Australia
PO Box 948, Victoria Park, Western Australia, 6979
Office: +61 08 9472 3454
Toll Free: 1800 285 025
Fax: +61 08 9361 6513
Email: bardrill@optusnet.com.au
Other
ABN 32 123 699 507
ACN 123 699 507
Barber Drilling Projects
Brockman Resources Marillana Stage Two
April 2009 - June 2009
Rig 02 has just completed monitoring bores for Brockman Resources at Marillana Stage Two.
Barber Drilling completed all bores within the time frame and budget given.
FMG Cloudbreak
June 2009 Update
Barber Drilling has just extended their contract with FMG to include both Rig 01 and Rig 02 working at Cloudbreak. Rig 01 has been drilling 12" production bores and 6" monitoring bores successfully since June 2008.
FMG Cloudbreak
November 2008 Update
Rig 01 has been drilling 12" production bores and 6" monitoring bores successfully since June 2008 and are soon to start on 16" bores.
Barber Drilling are also getting ready for pressure grouting trials to commence soon.
FMG Cloudbreak
June 2008 - Present
Barber Drilling is proud to announce we have secured a contract with Fortescue at the Cloudbreak operation in Western Australia.
The contract will commences June 2008 and has seen the introduction of Rig 01 to the Australian operations after spending several years in service in New Zealand. The dual rotary rig has undergone a complete rebuild from the ground up.
Support vehicles have been purchased new and fitted out with standard safety features such as Hiab, handrails, emergency shut down and fire extinguishers.
The scope of work will include dewatering bores in the open cut operation and surrounding mining lease.
FMG Solomon
October 2008 - December 2008
Barber Drilling has extended their contract with Fortescue Metals Group to include Solomons mine site near Tom Price, Western Australia.
Since the beginning of October 2008, Rig 02 have completed 16" bores, 12" pre-collars and 6" monitoring bores. Work was completed in December 2008.
Our experience with Barber Drilling on the Solomon Project was very positive. We found the lads on site friendly and helpful and they were professional in their approach to the job. A number of other contractors on-site also spoke well of them and they appear to be well-regarded throughout the Pilbara. John Bean, Golder and Associates
Rio Tinto Railway Extension - Brockman
September 2007 - June 2008
Barber Drilling started drilling for the Rio Tinto Rail Expansion project at Brockman Four in September 2007.
The program consisted of Exploration Drilling, Production bore construction and Airlift development of existing bores. Depths drilled consisted of up to 6' to 16" diameter holes drilled to depths of 240 metres.
Barber Drilling has had a number of positive responses to their professional work and team management at Brockman Four.
For Aquaterra, this project has been extremely successful. We sometimes have a difficult position in that we are dependent on drilling companies' for results, but due to Barber Drilling's professionalism and capabilities, this has made the project a success from every angle. Matt Goode, Aquaterra
Portman Iron Ore - Koolyanobbing
May 2007 - August 2007
This contract with Portman Iron Ore involved drilling dewatering bores in the open cut mine and commenced in May 2007.
Barber Drilling successfully completed this scope of work within budget and time frame allotted
Working in an open cut operation involves strict adherence to mine rules.
Barber Drilling has a Safety Management Plan in place to assist in reducing risk involved in the interaction between heavy earth moving machinery and our drilling operations.