Sedgman receives A$64 million Solomon Hub contract Mining and Ores

Leading resource sector project house Sedgman Limited announced that the Thiess Sedgman Projects (TSP) joint venture has been awarded a A$64 million contract for the design and construction of a 7.5 million-tonne-a-year (ROM Feed) modular iron-ore processing plant (“Modular Plant”) at Fortescue Metals Group Limited’s Solomon iron ore mine in Western Australia.

The Modular Plant is an important component in Fortescue’s vision of operating the Solomon mine without the need for a new wet plant at the Firetail OPF. The Modular Plant will be delivered by the TSP, a project specific joint venture formed by Sedgman and Thiess Pty Ltd.

According to the Sedgman Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Peter Watson - The recent contract is the first major iron ore project by the company and reflects an important and successful landmark in its diversification policy. Sedgman and Thiess have formed track record of accomplishing coal process and materials handling projects over the last 12 years, we are delighted to make it possible to widen this relationship to the iron ore sector. The award of this contract pursued an Early Contractor Involvement process and is testament to the process design and delivery capability that TSP was able to exhibit to Fortescue.

The Solomon Hub consists the Firetail and Kings mines, and involves more than three-billion tonnes of resource. The hub has two ore processing facilities, three crushing hubs, a 125 MW power station and three camps housing 3 000 people.