Dumas Contracting Ltd.

Always On The Cutting Edge of Mining

Dumas is a mining contracting and engineering company that has been in operation since 1994. Innovation has been one of our great strengths, covering mining methods, industrial relations, equipment applications, management systems, project financing and partnering.

Headquartered in Timmins Ontario, Canada, Dumas boasts a 929-square metre facility that houses a full technical, mechanical and administrative staff which ensures our self-sufficiency.

We have conducted work in 3 continents and 5 countries; we have maintained as many as 3 international offices.

What we stand for

• Worker Health and safety is a state of mind.
• We will ensure a working environment that encourages and supports employees to identify and correct all unsafe or substandard conditions. This is the basis for the Internal Responsibility System (IRS).
• We will ensure that all workers comply with legislative requirements and client standards.
• Leadership and the personal commitment of our employees is the key to continual improvements in Health and Safety. By establishing clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities at all levels of the organization, we will eliminate accidents in our work

What we can do for you

As contractors, Dumas offers a full slate of mining services, including engineering and construction services. These include:

• Mine Services
• Mine Development
• Shaft Sinking
• Surface Construction
• Underground Services and Construction

Engineering services: planning to succeed

Modern mining is becoming an increasingly complex field. It's one part technical design and one part business management.

Dumas Engineers are innovators: they know how to get the job done -- on time and on budget.

Dumas engineers can:

• Conduct preliminary surveys and studies of ore or mineral deposits to assess the economic and environmental feasibility of potential mining operations.
• Determine the appropriate means of safely and efficiently mining deposits as well as provide services for mine development.
• Determine and advise on appropriate drilling and blasting methods for mining, and construction or demolition.
• Design shafts, ventilation systems, mine services, haulage systems, supporting structures, provide consulting services on mine construction and all that constitues underground mine design.
• Design, develop and implement computer applications such as for mine design, mine modelling, mapping or for monitoring mine conditions.
• Plan and design or select mining equipment and machinery and mineral treatment machinery and equipment in collaboration with other engineering specialists.
• Plan, organize and supervise the development of mines and mine structures and the operation and maintenance of mines.
• Prepare operations and project estimates, schedules and reports.
• Implement and co-ordinate mine safety programs.
• Supervise and co-ordinate the work of your technicians, technologists, survey personnel, and other engineers and scientists.

Let us help you with all your mine planning tasks, before during and after.