To comply with environmental standards, the Cliffs Natural Resources mining company decided to proceed to the construction of a permanent treatment plant on the Knoll Lake effluent discharge. The turnkey project consisted in the design and construction of a plant that would serve as a pumping station and for mechanical, physical and chemical treatment designed exclusively for the composition of the mine effluents produced by the Wabush Mine.
| Client’s name Cliffs Natural Resources |
| Total cost of the project $7M |
| Project delivery methods Engineering-Procurement-Construction Management (EPCM) |
| Region Wabush, Labrador |
Nature of the project
- Simultaneous engineering and construction with an integrated design approach
- Preliminary and final plan and specifications designs for the overall work
- Procurement and control management
- General contracting and work management
- Monitoring services
- Commissioning and technical support
- Operations manual
| − | Quality control and assurance |
| − | Inspection during the construction phase |
| − | Environmental monitoring |
Specificities of the project
- Installation of a pumping well
- Installation of submersible pumps
- Installation of hydro-cyclone mechanical separation stations
- Installation of conditioning stations including the storage and distribution of chemical agents