Moa Nickel HE 16K Expansion

Moa Nickel uses an open pit mining process to mine lateritic nickel and cobalt ore, which is processed on-site into mixed sulphides containing nickel and cobalt. These mixed sulphides are shipped to the east coast of Canada, where they are then transported by train to Sherritt's Fort Saskatchewan facility for refining into finished nickel and cobalt. The Moa Joint Venture previously produced approximately 35,000 tonnes of nickel and cobalt annually. Allnorth worked for the Chileanarmof Hatch, an international engineering company which undertook a phased expansion at the Moa operations. Phase 1 was the addition of 4,000 tonnes of mixed sulphide production capacity in Moa. Due to market conditions, Phase 2 was halted when nearly complete; it was to add a further 9,000 tonnes of mixed sulphide production with planned startup scheduled for mid-to-late 2009. However, many of the systems which were part of Phase 2 were brought online, and Moa Nickel continues to ship product.

Client: Hatch Ltd.

Responsiblities:

• Excavation location
• Pipe location
• Concrete and anchor bolt layout
• Topographic surveys for designs
• Road/pipeline surveys
• As Built surveys
• Converting PDF plans to complete layouts

Project Location: Moa, Cuba

Project Delivery: Project Shutdown in October 2008

Project Costs: $500,000,000

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