SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a contract by Lac Otelnuk Mining, a joint venture between Adriana Resources and WISCO International Resources Development & Investment, to provide feasibility study services for the Lac Otelnuk iron ore project in the Nunavik region of northeastern Quebec.
The project site is located in the Labrador Trough belt, approximately 170km north of the town of Schefferville. The feasibility study will be based on an open pit mine producing 180Mt to 200Mt of iron ore per year and a process plant designed to produce 50Mt per year of iron ore concentrate as a final product. SNC-Lavalin’s scope of work includes exploring options for the open pit mine, crushing and conveying systems, the process plant, infrastructures for the mine and process plant, tailings storage and mine reclamation and closure. SNC-Lavalin will also study options for transporting the iron ore concentrate to port facilities located in the Sept-Iles region.
The study is valued at approximately USD 13M in services. The study has commenced at SNC-Lavalin’s offices in Montreal and is expected to be completed by September 2014.
