Sedgman’s scope of works relates to the $US270 million first stage of the Benga project, which is being developed by Riversdale and partner Tata Steel.
Stage 1 entails processing 5.3 million run-of-mine tonnes per year to produce approximately 1.7 million tonnes per annum of high-quality hard coking coal and 300,000t of export thermal coal.
The CHPP will consist of an 800t per hour dense medium cyclone, reflux classifier and flotation circuit with raw and product coal handling facilities and has been designed with provision for staged expansion to 3000tph. Tailings will be deposited in a dam and coarse rejects will be trucked back to the pit area.
Sedgman managing director Mark Read said the award of the Benga contracts acknowledged the extent of Sedgman’s leadership in minerals processing and materials handling technologies.
“Importantly, this new contract follows on from the $150 million of engineer, procure and construct contracts won by Sedgman’s Coal division in the past three months, and the award to the metals division of an EPC contract for Discovery Metals’ Boseto Copper project in Botswana which is potentially worth $US85 million,” Read said.
“Delivery of the Benga CHPP project further supports our positive growth outlook for FY2011 and beyond, particularly as we continue to grow our order book and capitalise on the increasing number of project opportunities both in Australia and abroad.”
The increasing amount of work being won by Sedgman in southern Africa further demonstrated the success of its global diversification strategy in penetrating targeted offshore markets and regions where its major clients were operating.
“Importantly, this strategy is delivering Sedgman a substantial number of options to drive growth particularly as we cement new client relationships in these offshore jurisdictions,” Read said.
Sedgman’s global strategy targeting the emerging coal basins of southern Africa, China/Mongolia and South America, and expansion of metalliferous mining activity in those regions, is being supported and driven through offices in Johannesburg, Beijing and Santiago.
Sedgman’s share price was down by 3.5c to $1.25 in morning trade.
