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ounded as a family owned mining established connections, and also booming company in Spain in 1952, economies such as Asia, where underground OSSA is today active across the infrastructure continues to develop rapidly.” globe and recognised as being a The company’s most important goal is to leading figure in the underground transform OSSA into a globally recognised construction sector specialising in three core tunnelling brand. Meanwhile, as Blanco business segments, those being construction, goes on to highlight, another crucial aim for energy and mining. OSSA is to become what he refers to as a Over the last six decades the company global reference in the market for its high has been responsible for the excavation of quality standards and reliable solutions. “Our more than 700 kilometres of underground commitment to investing in research and tunnels, 75 kilometres of shafts and more development has allowed us to remain at the than 500,000 cubic metres of caverns cutting edge of new technologies and this in on behalf of clients such as Rio Tinto, Southern turn has resulted in increased productivity.” Perú Copper Co, CODELCO, While global expansion is Narcea Goldmines, Somincor, vital to the company’s longPizarras Expiz, Iberpotash, term strategy, it does continue to value its mining operations Hullera Vasco-Leonesa and Hunosa. in Spain, where it currently Today the mining segment holds two contacts, one with The year that OSSA accounts for around ten León’s Santa Lucia coal mine was established and the other with Huelva’s percent of OSSA’s total Aguablanca nickel mine. activit y, with further Further afield, OSSA has recently been growth expected as investment in the industry continues in line with the rising awarded a contract from Anglo American price of metals such as copper and gold. in Brazil. “This particular contract, which Considering this, you might well say that involves digging a tunnel around 250 metres the OSSA of 2013 is starting to return to in length, while not the biggest we have ever its mining roots. It is doing so by carrying received, represents our first foray into Brazil,” out projects in Chile, Peru and Brazil, while Blanco enthuses. “This provides us with a also tendering for new opportunities in great opportunity to further establish OSSA other Latin American countries. as an important global mining company.” “The international expansion of our Elsewhere, OSSA is to participate in a large operations has certainly been one of the main joint venture project on behalf of CODELCO drivers of our growth in recent times,” explains in the Andina sector of Chile’s mining sector. technical director, Íñigo Núñez Blanco. “In Work on this particular project is expected that sense our focus is very much on Latin to commence in the first quarter of 2014 and America, due to our cultural influence and OSSA is very keen to contribute its experience
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