Civil construction company Brierty has secured mining and ore haulage contracts with Copernicus Nickel Mines.
Maddington-based civil construction company Brierty has secured mining and ore haulage contracts with Copernicus Nickel Mines.
The Copernicus Nickel Project is a joint venture between Sally Malay Mining Limited (60%) and Thundelarra Exploration Ltd (40%) with Copernicus Nickel Mines Pty Ltd as operator.
Sally Malay Mining Ltd announce today that all major contracts for construction and operation of the Copernicus nickel project have been awarded.
The rates secured are in line with the assumptions made in the April 2007 Copernicus feasibility study.
Contractors were selected through a competitive tender process that was well supported.
Key contractors at Copernicus will be:
Brierty Limited - Open pit mining and ore haulage and drill and blast (sub-contracted to Westdrill Pty Ltd)
Synegex - Explosives supply and delivery
Riverlea Corporation Pty Ltd - Haul road construction
GR Engineering Pty Ltd - Process engineering of guar plant
Award of the contracts is conditional on receiving final approval from the Department of Industry and Resources prior to mobilisation to site, which is scheduled for early May.
Open pit mining is scheduled to commence in late June with the first Copernicus ore scheduled to be delivered to the Sally Malay mill around the end of the September quarter 2008.
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