MONTREAL, Sept. 25, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin (TSX:
SNC) has been awarded a contract by Compañía Minera del Pacífico
S.A. (CAP Minería), to provide overall management, detailed
engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for a
thickened mine tailings disposal system at the Cerro Negro Norte
iron ore project in Chile.
SNC-Lavalin's portion of the EPC reimbursable contract is estimated
at over US$50 million.
Cerro Negro Norte project is located 60 km north of Copiapó city
in the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places in the world. The
mine will produce 20,000 tonnes of tailings per day, which will be
treated with SNC-Lavalin's in-house thickened tailings disposal
technology. The technology will allow the tailings to be stored
safely and recover about 98% of water, an extremely scarce resource
in the region.
"This award is an important part of our Sustainable Mine
Development program in Chile and
other parts of the world," said Feroz
Ashraf, Executive Vice-President, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.
"The use of our thickened tailings technology provides better
protection to the environment, and offers energy savings and
seismic assurances. This award reiterates our commitment to the
sustainable development of mining and metallurgical projects
worldwide."
The Engineering phase has been completed by SNC-Lavalin's
Santiago office, and initial
infrastructure construction activities are scheduled to start in
October 2012. Mechanical completion
of the project is expected by the third quarter 2013.
SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering
and construction groups in the world and a major player in the
ownership of infrastructure, and in the provision of operations and
maintenance services. Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin has offices
across Canada and in over 40 other
countries around the world, and is currently working in some 100
countries.
www.snclavalin.com.
SOURCE SNC-LAVALIN
