Primero competitively tendered the scope and the project was awarded in part due to the successful delivery of the P680 Primary Rejection project.
The P680 Crushing and Ore Sorting scope consisted of a displacement of the current contracted primary and secondary crushing circuit with a principal owned and operated crushing circuit incorporating ore sorting technology. All CESMPE&I installation works were performed by Primero.
Primero deployed a work force of 250 on site personnel working day and night to complete the SMP and E&I portions of the work to a completions stage 1 with the clients commissioning team performing the remaining commissioning works. These works were delivered over 10 months and included three major shutdowns to perform all necessary tie ins into the existing plant.
The success of the team was demonstrated by the quality of the overall product delivered. Commissioning activities from last CVC to first ore was achieved after only 2 days of handover which demonstrated the great work from the team. Conveyor belts tracked from initial start-up and load, electrical testing was streamlined with minimal punch list items recorded.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Safety statistics throughout project were in line with all metrics and targets.
- First ore targets were achieved 3 weeks ahead of schedule. This was achieved through detailed planning efforts, constructability improvements and aligned and integrated teamwork and overall quality reducing clients commissioning timeframes.
- Primero self-performed structural, mechanical, piping and E&I disciplines with the largest lift on the project being a 120tn section of the ROM, installed utilizing a 750tn hydraulic crane.