Galena Mining awards $74m EPC contract to GRES at Abra Project WA

Monica Gameng   |   February 10, 2020

Galena Mining Limited, through its subsidiary Abra Mining Pty Ltd, has awarded GR Engineering Services (GRES) a $74 million contract for engineering, procurement and construction services at the Abra Base Metals Project in Western Australia.

“We are pleased to have been awarded the contract for the delivery of the Abra Base Metals Project, which has followed GR Engineering’s involvement to date in the project’s feasibility study and preliminary design work. We look forward to working with the Galena team to safely and successfully deliver the Abra Base Metals Project,” GR Engineering Managing Director Geoff Jones said.

abra-project-locationSource: Galena Mining Limited

Under this contract award, GR Engineering will supply a 1.2 million tonne per annum lead sulphide floatation process plant and ancillary infrastructure at the Abra operations.

“I am pleased we have been able to retain GRES, which has the most relevant experience and understanding of our project, on terms that are in-line with our Feasibility Study estimates,” Galena Mining Managing Director Alex Molyneux said.

The Abra Base Metals Project is located in the Gascoyne region, between Newman and Meekatharra, about 110 kilometres from Sandfire’s DeGrussa Project.

The Abra operations is estimated to have a mine life of 16 years and it will produce high-value, high-grade lead-silver concentrate.

Stay up to date with the latest industry news and project updates by subscribing to Felix Project News today.

Source: GR Engineering Services; Galena Mining Limited (1, 2); Australian Mining; Proactive Investors

Monica Gameng
As Felix's Marketing Assistant since 2015, Monica is responsible for researching and sharing new and progressing projects within the construction and mining sectors in Australia. It's no surprise that Monica has her finger on the pulse of Australian major projects given she has produced more than 1,000 posts. She truly is an industry expert.
Follow me:

Related Articles

Projects
GRES awarded $50m EPC contract for Sandy Ridge mine facility in WA

Following the approval of the Sandy Ridge Project, Tellus Holdings has awarded a $50 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to GR Engineering Services (GRES) for the delivery of a new waste facility on site.

Projects
GRES wins $16.3m EPC contract for wellfield works at Carrapateena project SA

OZ Minerals has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract valued at $16.3 million to GR Engineering Services (GRES) for the delivery of works at the Carrapateena copper-gold project in South Australia.

Projects
GR Engineering to deliver new facility at VIC Fosterville gold mine

Fosterville Gold Mine Pty Ltd has awarded GR Engineering a $23.9 million contract for works on a paste backfill plant at the Fosterville mine located approximately 21 kilometres east of Bendigo in Victoria.

Get the latest project news

Formerly known as the PlantMiner blog, Felix Project News is Australia's top 10 Construction blog. Join thousands of construction and mining pros getting the best content right in their inbox.
  • updates on Australia's pipeline of state and federal projects
  • fresh contract awards from major contractors and builders

If you're looking to contact us about other matters, please contact us.