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08.12.2020 (718 Clicks)

Cimic’s UGL awarded more than $112m in Utilities Contractors

Cimic Group’s UGL has been awarded several contracts in the utilities sector, with a combined value of more than $112 million.

The contracts, which will be executed over a multi-year period, will start prior to the end of 2020 and include:

• The design and construction of a 330kV switchyard at Maragle in the Snowy Mountains, NSW for TransGrid. The contract includes building 10 kilometres of 330kV transmission lines to connect the switchyard and the Snowy 2.0 pumped-hydro project cable yard.
• The installation of a 52MW/78MWh Tesla battery for TransGrid at the Wallgrove Substation in Sydney’s West.
• The design and construction of a 132kV/33kV substation to support the connection of a solar farm in Gunnedah, NSW, to TransGrid’s network in the state.
• Design and construction work for Powerlink’s substations at Lilyvale and South Gladstone, Queensland.
• Design and construction work in Victoria for United Energy, including the installation and replacement of feeder schemes at substations and the installation of safety mechanisms.
• Cimic Group Chief Executive Officer Juan Santamaria said: “We’re proud to work with these clients to connect future renewable projects to the grid and supply new energy into the network. In doing so, we’ll also create job and procurement opportunities for regional communities.”

UGL Managing Director Doug Moss said: “These new contracts in the utilities sector highlight UGL’s power and renewables capability and expand on our well-established relationships with TransGrid, Powerlink and United Energy. We look forward to carrying out these contracts in a safe and reliable manner.”

Source: Hochtief AG

                     

08.12.2020 (667 Clicks)

Anglo American Platinum safely completes the ACP Phase a Rebuild

Anglo American Platinum has safely and successfully completed the rebuild of the Anglo Converter Plant (ACP) Phase A unit, with first converter matte ready to dispatch to the Base Metals Refinery for the next stage of processing. The ACP Phase A is now in ramp-up and on track to be operating at full capacity by the end of the year.

07.12.2020 (753 Clicks)

Endomines’ CEO changes

Endomines announces the resignation of Greg Smith as CEO effective immediately. Greg has been instrumental in the acquisition of mining assets in the US and the Board wants to thank him for growing the company’s mine asset portfolio in Idaho/Montana.

07.12.2020 (688 Clicks)

IWiM Launches International Women in Resources Mentoring Programme 2021 with the Support of Rio Tinto, Newmont Corporation, New Gold, SRK Consulting and Centerra Gold

International Women in Mining (“IWiM”), a leading global women’s organisation focused on pursuing gender equality in the mining sector, announce the launch of the 2021 International Women in Resources Mentoring Programme (IWRMP), in collaboration with Metisphere. IWRMP is an annual cross-company initiative established to actively empower women in the mining sector by providing mentees with opportunities to accelerate their all-round professional growth.

04.12.2020 (809 Clicks)

A Day to Honor Saint Barbara - Patron of Gunners, Miners, and Others who work with Explosives

December fourth is the feast day of Saint Barbara. There is a vivid legend about this saint. Apparently, Saint Barbara was a maiden of great beauty whose father locked her in a tower to remove her from many ardent suitors who were not to his liking. He also wanted keep her from indulging in a habit of constantly helping the poor.

In Germany there is a great tradition in St. Barbara's Day.

04.12.2020 (683 Clicks)

Webuild starts work ahead of Time on Verona-Padua High-Speed Railway

The Webuild Group has begun ahead of schedule the work for the construction of the Verona-Bivio di Vicenza section of the high-speed/high-capacity railway between Verona and Padua. The work, which Webuild is leading with a 83% stake in the IRICAV DUE consortium with Hitachi Rail STS at 17%, on the section is worth approximately €2.5 billion and belongs to a wider project for Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (Gruppo FS Italiane) worth more than €2.7 billion.

03.12.2020 (758 Clicks)

Balfour Beatty Group announces Executive Committee Update

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, officially welcomes a number of changes to its Group Executive Committee this week.

03.12.2020 (784 Clicks)

Haver & Boecker Niagara finds Eccentric Vibrating Screens paired with Polyurethane Media offers Production-boosting Advantages

Haver & Boecker Niagara highlights the advantages of pairing eccentric screening technology with polyurethane screen media. The combination of the eccentric machines like Haver & Boecker Niagara’s Niagara F-Class and Niagara N-Class with polyurethane media such as Ty-Max and Ty-Deck leads to more uptime, fewer screening problems and higher screening efficiency.

02.12.2020 (664 Clicks)

EIA Report of the Päiväneva Mining Areas and Concentrator Site submitted to the coordinating Authority on Schedule

Keliber has prepared the Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) report for the expansion of its lithium mining operations in Central Ostrobothnia and submitted it on schedule to the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment of South Ostrobothnia ('ELY Center') for official review on November 24, 2020 as part of the assessment.

01.12.2020 (1239 Clicks)

Skanska builds Highway in Norway

Skanska has signed a contact with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration on building a motorway between Bærum and Hole municipality in Eastern Norway. The contract is worth about NOK 3 billion, about SEK 2.9 billion, will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the fourth quarter 2020.