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Once the prospecting, exploration, discovery and advanced exploration stages of a project are completed, it's time for development and construction. At this point, important investments have been made and the site needs to be prepared for the exploitation phase. Fabric buildings offer a cost-efficient and flexible solution for mining sites. Compared to conventional buildings, they are quickly installed, can be easily delivered in remote regions and generally come with a wide range of foundations that can be adapted to all kinds of grounds.
Adapted to remote locations
Mining sites are often located in far or isolated regions that are difficult to access. The first challenge is to find an efficient way to deliver the materials and structure for quick installation. At MegaDome, our in-house engineering team has designed buildings that can fit entirely in one container. This feature turned out to be very useful for the Gahcho Kué mining project, a diamond mine situated on an island to the north east of Yellowknife. We delivered a building to the site on an ice road that is only accessible two months a year. Installation of the 80 x 300-ft. fabric building only took six to...