Red River Awards Contract Extension

Red River Resources (ASX:RVR) has announced that the company has awarded an extension of the underground mining contract to PYBAR Mining Services at its West 45 zinc mine in northern Queensland, Australia.

The West 45 mining contract extension commences on January 2019, when the current contract finishes, and will run for a maximum of 2 years or until cessation of West 45 mine life.

As quoted in the press release:

PYBAR Mining Services (PYBAR) are an Australian based and owned underground mining contractor with a long track record in metalliferous underground mining contracts within Australia, and have an outstanding reputation in terms of safety, execution and quality.

Red River’s West 45 mine has an ore reserve of 567,000 tonnes grading 11.6 percent zinc equivalent, and the company is soon to commence a 4,500m underground diamond drilling program to extend the mine’s life.

Click here to read the full Red River Resources (ASX:RVR) press release.