epc manager for perkoa zinc

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Announcement
DRA MINERAL PROJECTS APPOINTED
EPC MANAGER FOR PERKOA ZINC
Highlights
• DRA Mineral Projects appointed as engineering, procurement and construction manager
for the processing plant and surface infrastructure at the Perkoa Zinc Project.
• DRA Mineral Projects brings extensive experience with similar processing plants in Africa.
• Facilitates commissioning the processing plant to achieve the planned first delivery of
zinc concentrate in early 2008.
Processing & Infrastructure Contractor Appointed
AIM Resources is pleased to announce the appointment of DRA Mineral Projects as managing
contractor for the processing plant and surface infrastructure at the Perkoa Zinc Project.
DRA Mineral Projects is an engineering company based in Johannesburg, South Africa
which specialises in project management and process plant design.
Established in 1984, DRA Mineral Projects has successfully designed and commissioned
many platinum and similar concentrators in Africa and have executed process plant projects
in four other continents. The Perkoa Zinc process plant falls well within the company’s range
of expertise and skills.
This appointment enables an experienced team from AIM Resources and DRA Mineral
Projects to work together to:
• Optimise the Perkoa Zinc processing plant design;
• Order long lead time equipment as appropriate; and
• Commission the Perkoa Zinc processing plant to achieve the planned first delivery of
zinc concentrate in early 2008.
The scope of work for which for DRA Mineral Projects has been contracted includes:
• Engineering, design, procurement and construction management of the process plant
and related infrastructure;
• Managing the establishment of the surface workshops, power plant, offices and
township; and
• Managing specialist consultants to construct the residue disposal facilities for the mine.
AIM Resources’ Managing Director, Mr Marc Flory, commented:
“DRA Mineral Projects is experienced in the building and operating processing plants in
Africa. The depth of their workforce will provide a very valuable asset to Perkoa Zinc,
especially in light of current global demand to develop new mines. This pool of skills and
labour are well suited to constructing Perkoa Zinc’s processing facilities at a greenfields
site in Africa.
“The flowsheet for Perkoa’s processing plant comprises crushing, dense media separation
and flotation to produce a clean concentrate grading 53% zinc. This relatively simple
processing plant is well within the expertise and capabilities of DRA Mineral Projects.
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“We look forward to a partnership between DRA Mineral Projects and AIM Resources that successfully brings the Perkoa Zinc processing
plant on-stream in a timely and cost efficient manner”
Background on DRA Mineral Projects
DRA Mineral Projects is an engineering company which specialises in project management and process plant design.
Established in 1984, DRA Mineral Projects has grown to international status with eighty qualified engineers in a staff of approximately
300 represent skills in mechanical, civil and structural engineering design; project and construction management; process and winder
engineering; and electrical & instrumentation engineering. DRA Mineral Projects started as an electrical and instrumentation company
and has maintained a high profile in these disciplines.
DRA Mineral Projects’ extensive contract operations capability provides processing services to the mining industry. The company also
offers services in feasibility studies, procurement of equipment and supplies, fabrication and erection, commissioning and training.
Clients include all the large mining houses in Southern Africa and a number of the smaller ones, and work in Africa extends to
Zimbabwe, Zambia, Ghana and Tanzania.
Visit the website of DRA Mineral Projects at www.drasa.co.za for further information.
Background on Perkoa Zinc Project
The Perkoa Zinc Project is located in the Sanguie Province of Burkina Faso, 120km west of the capital Ouagadougou. The project is
35km by road from the country's third largest town, Koudougou, which is linked to neighbouring states of Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana and
Togo by tarred roads and by rail to Abidjan, capital of Cote D'Ivoire
Snowden Mining Consultants completed a Bankable Feasibility Study (“BFS”) on the Perkoa Zinc Project in December 2005.
Perkoa has a JORC-compliant Ore Reserve of 6.3 million tonnes at a mine head grade of 14.5% zinc, equating to 907,679 tonnes of
contained zinc metal.
The BFS incorporates a mine design consisting of a shaft and decline to access the ore body, ramping up to deliver 0.5 million tonnes
per annum of ore. A simple processing facility comprises a crushing circuit followed by dense media separation, milling and flotation,
resulting in the production of 116,000 tonnes per annum of relatively clean concentrate, grading 53% Zinc over a 14 year mine life.
Plant infrastructure in the study includes a tailings dam facility incorporating a return/storm water dam for capture and re-use in the
processing plant. The main source of process water will be from a dam that has recently been constructed by the Burkina Faso
Government, close to the Perkoa Zinc Project. Power will be provided by on-site diesel generators.
The BFS addressed the project’s transportation requirements by recommending two of the alternatives available. The first route uses
the rail line situated 30km from the Perkoa Zinc Project and passing through the neighbouring country of Cote D’Ivoire to the Port of
Abidjan. The second route uses road transport alternatives passing through Ghana to the Port of Tema.
Further Information
Contact Marc Flory, Managing Director or Scott Reid, Director on +61 2 9222 9444.
www.aimresources.com.au
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