SERVICES

Surface Contract Mining Services

We turn complex surface mining challenges into real, tangible results. From full turn-key operations to owner-team support, JDS delivers practical solutions that maximize efficiency and value. Our expertise includes surface drill and blast, with programs designed and executed from start to finish.

Open Pit Drill & Blast

Experience drives results. JDS provides turn-key drill and blast solutions for open pit mines, augmenting existing operations or building programs from scratch. Using advanced mine planning, certified crews, and industry-best practices, we focus on safety, blasting performance, and reducing mining costs.

Civil, Utility & Road Blasting

Complex civil blasting? Consider it covered. From road cuts to quarries and utilities, we manage matted and electronic initiation near sensitive infrastructure, delivering safe, controlled, and reliable results.

Dam & Curtain Grouting

JDS provides curtain grouting for excavation consolidation and water retention foundations. Using bespoke equipment and client-specific grout plans, we deliver precise, practical solutions that strengthen subgrades and improve impermeability.

Anchor & Shoring Installation

We install active and passive ground support systems (including rock anchors, spiling canopies, lattice girders, and shotcrete) for major civil and tunneling projects. Our experienced supervision and specialized equipment ensure safe, efficient execution, even in softer rock matrices.

Blasting Training & Certification

From new recruits to Level 3 urban blasters, we build capability that matters. Our training fast-tracks certification and career growth, while experienced crews stay sharp through workshops and industry connections – keeping skills current and performance at the top of the game.

Featured Projects
Magino
Magino

JDS completed a Feasibility Study for Argonaut Gold's Magino property, building on the 2016 Revised PFS. Key improvements included increasing processing capacity from 12,500 tpd to 30,000 tpd, significantly expanding reserves through a land swap with Richmont Mines and additional drilling, optimizing pit slopes to reduce strip ratio, and front-loading higher-grade material processing while stockpiling lower-grade ore. Economic highlights: after-tax NPV5% of US$321M, 19.5% IRR, 3.8-year payback, US$292M pre-production capex, and US$84M sustaining and closure costs.

$2.7M Wawa, Ontario

RELATED PROJECTS

Surface Contract Mining Services projects

JDS delivers innovative, practical solutions that turn complex mining challenges into successful, high-value projects.

Featured Projects
Magino
Magino

JDS completed a Feasibility Study for Argonaut Gold's Magino property, building on the 2016 Revised PFS. Key improvements included increasing processing capacity from 12,500 tpd to 30,000 tpd, significantly expanding reserves through a land swap with Richmont Mines and additional drilling, optimizing pit slopes to reduce strip ratio, and front-loading higher-grade material processing while stockpiling lower-grade ore. Economic highlights: after-tax NPV5% of US$321M, 19.5% IRR, 3.8-year payback, US$292M pre-production capex, and US$84M sustaining and closure costs.

$2.7M Wawa, Ontario

Demonstrating full service, turn key  surface drill and blast programs tailored to meet operational requirements with an emphasis on safe, risk adverse and cost effective production.

Steve Clayton, EIT
General Manager, Mine and Civil Contracting

CAREERS

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At JDS, growth comes with the territory. Our team is built for people who want to take on bigger challenges, sharpen their skills, and be part of something that’s constantly moving forward.

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