Chandler Project Update
News Release
- Tellus successfully completes groundwater investigation program
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) survey complete
- Tellus appoints Chandler Project Leader, Mr Steve Reece
Tellus Holdings Ltd (“Tellus”) has successfully completed a groundwater investigation drilling program. The three-month drilling program, managed by Ride Consulting, involved drilling nine holes, geological logging, water sample collection and installation of monitoring equipment.
An aerial imagery and surveying program was completed by Ausurv Surveyors. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) survey was flown over a 5km2 area and will produce a high resolution geo-referenced 3D digital map and dataset. The data gained from the field programs will provide valuable information for mine development planning and supports the environmental impact assessment work.
The Tellus feasibility study team has expanded with the appointment of Mr Steve Reece as Chandler Project Leader.
Steve is a Chartered Mining Engineer with over 30 years’ operational experience gained in senior mine management positions in the underground coal and evaporite mining sectors. Steve was the youngest appointed colliery manager in the UK and subsequently managed a number of mines in the South Wales and Durham coalfields.
He was later appointed as Mine Manager and then Chief Mining Engineer at Compass Minerals Winsford Rocksalt Mine where he was a key member of the team that planned and implemented Minosus®, the UK’s first underground hazardous waste disposal facility, and Deepstore®, a major underground document archive storage business. Prior to joining Tellus, Steve was Head of Design on the UK’s radioactive waste repository programme. He has also worked for Golder Associates as European Regional Manager for its mine backfill business.
“Tellus is delighted to welcome Steve to the team,” said Tellus Managing Director, Duncan van der Merwe. “Steve brings a wealth of practical experience in underground salt mining and backfill operations which will be instrumental in taking our Chandler project forward through our bankable feasibility study and permitting phases,” he said.
About Tellus Holdings:
Tellus Holdings Ltd is an infrastructure project development company with a proposed dual revenue business model. This involves mining the commodities salt and kaolin and backfilling the voids left from mining with equipment, archives or waste. Tellus plans to store like-with -like materials, so as to create opportunities for the future long term, temporary storage, treatment and recovery of valuable materials or permanent isolation of waste. Tellus’ business model mirrors world’s best practice solutions operating in the UK, Europe, USA and Canada. Tellus is developing the Chandler salt mine project in the Northern Territory (NT) and the Sandy Ridge kaolin mine project in Western Australia. Tellus’ flagship ‘Chandler Project’ has been awarded Major Project Status by the Northern Territory Government.
For further information:
Visit: www.tellusholdings.com.au or contact:
Duncan van der Merwe
Managing Director
T: +61 (0)2 8257 3395
Jane Munday
Michels Warren Munday (Media)
M: +61 (0)427 880 083
