Amec Foster Wheeler Awarded EPC Contract By Gruyere Management

(RTTNews) - Amec Foster Wheeler plc (AMFW.L) said that it has been awarded an Engineering Procurement and Construction or EPC contract by Gruyere Management Pty Ltd or GRM agent and manager for the joint venture between Gold Road Resources Limited and Gruyere Mining Company Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gold Fields Limited, for the Gruyere Gold Project. The value of the EPC contract is A$298 million.

The Gruyere Gold Project, located about 200 kilometres east of Laverton, in Western Australia, is one of the largest undeveloped gold deposits in Australia. The mine is expected to be a large-scale open pit operation feeding a 7.5 million to 8.8 million tonnes per annum processing plant.

The contract for GRM will be jointly executed by Amec Foster Wheeler and Civmec Construction and Engineering as the Amec Foster Wheeler Civmec JV (ACJV) and follows their successful joint delivery of the 'Early Contractor Involvement' phase. The scope of work includes the engineering, procurement and construction of the process plant and associated infrastructure.

Over the past three decades, Amec Foster Wheeler has developed a peerless level of expertise in gold extraction technology, having successfully delivered over 125 gold projects globally for key customers in the industry. This includes the current EPCM contract for the Çöpler Sulfide Expansion Project in Turkey for Anagold Madencilik, which was awarded in July 2016 and is scheduled for completion in 2018.

Engineering work has already commenced. Onsite work will commence in August 2017.