MONTREAL, April 12, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin
(TSX: SNC) is please to announce that it has been awarded a
contract by Sociedad Minera de Santander S.A.S (Minesa), a
subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company PJSC, to provide a
Pre-Feasibility study for the Soto Norte project, a new greenfield
gold mine and processing facility located in Colombia.
Services for the project will be conducted over a 15-month
period and will be carried out by our Mining & Metallurgy team
located in our offices in Toronto,
Ontario (Canada), with support from our local presence in
Colombia and other regional
offices in Latin and South
America. As part of the services, the team will identify the
optimal project concept to form the basis of the feasibility study,
identify the major risks to future development of the project,
achieve sufficient detail in engineering to support completion of
an environmental and social impact assessment, detail project
facilities sufficiently to support the intended level of accuracy
required for the Pre-Feasibility capital and operating cost
estimates and the project master schedule.
"This project capitalizes on our substantial gold experience,
our expertise in taking early phase studies through to project
execution for our clients, as well as our considerable experience
working in remote and environmentally sensitive areas," said
Joaquin Cano, Senior Vice-President,
Latin America, Mining &
Metallurgy, SNC-Lavalin.
"We are excited to be part of Colombia's increasing focus on mining and
resource extraction, and we look forward to working with Minesa, as
this new project represents a continuation of our long-standing
relationship in a new region," added José J. Suárez, President,
Mining & Metallurgy, SNC-Lavalin.
About SNC-Lavalin
Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin is one
of the leading engineering and construction groups in the world and
a major player in the ownership of infrastructure. From offices in
over 50 countries, SNC-Lavalin's employees are proud to build what
matters. Our teams provide engineering, procurement construction,
completions and commissioning services together with a range of
sustaining capital services to clients in our four industry
sectors, oil and gas, mining and metallurgy, infrastructure and
power. SNC-Lavalin can also combine these services with its
financing and operations and maintenance capabilities to provide
complete end-to-end project solutions. www.snclavalin.com
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