RNO is in the Esperance region of Western Australia, approximately 550km south-east of the State capital Perth. RNO commenced a restart process in readiness for early 2020. Investment is undertaken at RNO to expand into a second stage nickel laterite deposit, known as Shoemaker-Levy. This major expansion will give RNO a long-term life of approximately 30 years. First, Quantum acquired 100% of Ravensthorpe - then a decommissioned mine - in 2010. FQM made significant improvements to the process and facilities and shipped the first concentrate exports in November 2011. FQM put the mine on care and maintenance in 2017 due to persistently low nickel prices. In early 2020, the mine was restarted to create over 350 new jobs.
Ongoing annual production from RNO is targeted at approximately 30,000 tonnes of contained nickel.
First Quantum is a global copper company, who produce copper in the form of concentrate, cathode and anode, and have nickel, gold, and cobalt inventories. They operate long-life mines in several countries and employ approximately 20,000 people worldwide.
After 25 years of operations, First Quantum are now one of the world’s top 10 copper producers, exporting millions of tonnes of concentrate from multiple countries to customers worldwide.
SIMPEC’s scope of work for this contract includes installation of Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) works along with Structural & Mechanical Installation to handover to the client’s commissioning team.
Electrical/Instrumentation works include:
Supply, installation and testing of all E&I work in the SML 10km Overland conveyor. Crusher, sizer, drive stations, shuttle conveyor, transfer station, and existing plant modifications. Cable infrastructure raceways, cabling, terminations, electrical and instrument devices.
Structural/Mechanical works include:
This contract was established due to SIMPEC’s unwavering focus on ensuring our customer needs are met and our teams work safely each and every day.
