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AMEC awarded 2 uranium feasibility studies in Namibia
Publish Date : 12-Jul-2011
International engineering and project management company AMEC has been awarded two definitive feasibility studies for the further development of uranium projects in Namibia.
The value of the contracts ‒ which will be carried out by the company’s minerals and metals business AMEC Minproc ‒ has not been disclosed.
Company president Malcolm Brown, said: “Uranium is a key commodity for AMEC Minproc and the nuclear industry. These contract awards give recognition to the wealth of experience held by our process engineers and project managers in the extraction of this high-demand resource.”
Under the first contract, AMEC Minproc has commenced work for Paladin Energy on its definitive feasibility study for the major Stage 4 expansion of its flagship Langer Heinrich uranium operation, The study is targeting an overall expanded annual production of 10Mlbs, and AMEC is designing and costing the main processing plant out of its Perth office in Australia. The study is expected to be completed by the end of 2011.
Under the second contract, AMEC Minproc will conduct a definitive feasibility study for the Bannerman Resources Etango uranium project, also in Namibia. The Etango project is one of the world\'s largest undeveloped uranium deposits, boasting a total resource of 212Mlbs of uranium oxide (U3O8). The study will focus on the development of a 5 to 7Mlbspa U3O8 open-pit mining operation.
