GR Engineering Services Limited (ASX:GNG) (GR Engineering) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract by Fosterville Gold Mine Pty Ltd (Fosterville) for the engineering design, procurement and construction of a paste backfill plant at the Fosterville Gold Mine, located 21 km east of Bendigo, Victoria (Contract).
GR Engineering's scope of work under the Contract extends to all process engineering design, supply, construction and commissioning of a paste backfill plant capable of producing 65 m3/h of paste to fill stopes in the Fosterville Gold Mine. The scope of work also includes the design of underground reticulation piping.
The Contract price is approximately $23.9 million. Work under the Contract will start immediately, with completion of the facility scheduled to occur in 2019.
Commenting on the award, GR Engineering's Managing Director, Mr Geoff Jones, said:
"GR Engineering's team has an excellent track record in the design and construction of paste backfill facilities. We look forward to demonstrating our capability at Fosterville through the safe and successful delivery of this plant."
ASX News Release 29/08/2018
To read more about the Fosterville Paste Backfill Project, click here.