SHAFT SINKING: Dumas buys Peruvian specialist

TORONTO - Dumas Contracting recently acquired L&L Contratista Minera, Peruvian mining contractor specializing in shaft sinking.

Commenting on the transaction, president and CEO Daniel Dumas said, "The acquisition of L&L is an important initial step for Dumas into the rapidly growing Peruvian mining market. As Peru's only shaft sinking mining contractor, L&L immediately positions Dumas as one of the leading contract miners in Peru.

L&L, founded in 2007 by Laurent Lapointe, provides specialist shaft sinking services across Peru. L&L is currently sinking the Jacob Timmers production shaft for Compania Minera Chungar, a subsidiary of Volcan Compania Minera, in the province of Cerro de Pasco, Peru.

Dumas is one of Canada's leading full-service underground mining contractors. The company specializes in technically challenging underground mining projects in mine construction, mine development, mine services and engineering. For more information visit www.DumasMining.com.