E+PC Uranium Capability Statement (Final)
- 1. August 2009 Complete Uranium Project Capability Studies Detailed Engineering Design Implementation Operations Acid Leach H2SO4 Plants Alkaline Leach Water Treatment Plants CCD/SX Power Plants RIP Operations
- 2. Introduction South African based E+PC Engineering & Projects Company Limited (E+PC) is a subsidiary of the international project development and construction company AVENG (AFRICA) LTD. E+PC serves the mining, chemical, petrochemical and energy industries providing comprehensive project management, engineering design, technology sourcing, procurement and construction management services for large scale multi-disciplinary projects. E+PC is an ISO 9001:2008 accredited company which employs a broad range of skills within six business divisions located across South Africa. E+PCs Minerals & Industrial Division specialises in Gold, Uranium, and Coal projects, amongst others.
- 3. Total Uranium Capability Studies Recent feasibility study work has been undertaken on a number of uranium projects within Southern Africa : Langer Heinrich Uranium Original BFS Kayelekera Uranium BFS Flowsheet Review and Optimisation Langer Heinrich Uranium Stage 3 Expansion GoldFields Driefontein PFS to Treat Historical Tailings GoldFields Driefontein BFS to Treat Current Gold Plant Tailings Implementation For the detailed design and implementation phase, E+PC possesses the necessary capabilities to undertake all aspects of a greenfields Uranium project including the different process options: - Acid to Alkaline Conventional to RIP Langer Heinrich Uranium Kayelekera Uranium Plant Plant Alkaline Leach Acid Leach CCD / SX RIP In addition E+PC also has in-house design and construction capabilities in ancilliaries typical of a greenfields Uranium project : - Sulphuric Acid Plants Water Treatment Plants Power Plants Kayelekera H2SO4 Plant Trekkopje Desalination Plant 230tpd 25ml / day
- 4. Recent Uranium Projects Implemented Kayelekera PROJECT DETAILS EPCM Greenfields LOCATION Karonga District, Malawi VALUE $ 175M Scope DATE Milling and preleach thickening Leaching ambient temp, acid leach March 2007 April 2009 Resin-in Pulp - carousel Elution CLIENT Direct precipitation (1st stage gypsum, 2nd stage U) Paladin Energy Ltd Drying Packaging Tailings thickening, neutralisation and deposition Water reticulation and reagent plants All associated infrastructure Sulphuric Acid Plant Langer Heinrich PROJECT DETAILS EPCM - Phase 2 Expansion LOCATION Swakopmund, Namibia VALUE R 454 Million Scope Modification of : DATE o Crushing and Scrubbing circuit October 2007 - June 2009 o Classification circuit Additional: CLIENT o Pre-leach thickening o Leach tanks Langer Heinrich Uranium (Pty) Ltd o CCD thickeners o Ion-exchange columns. Expansion to: o Precipitation o Drying and packaging plants
- 5. Recent Water Treatment Projects Implemented Kleinkopje Desalination Plant PROJECT DETAILS Fidic EPC Silver Book Keyplan has developed a high recovery desalination process (HiPRO) which LOCATION significantly outperforms any comparable Swakopmund , Namibia technology. What sets this process apart from other technologies is its ultra high VALUE water recovery. R428 Million Most RO membrane process can achieve no DATE rd more than 75 to 80% water recovery. To Completion : 3 Quarter 2009 improve on this, one normally uses an CLIENT evaporator/ crystallisers. The HiPRO process Areva eliminates the need for an evaporator which has a relatively high operating cost. The project is a world first with both positive environmental and economic spin-offs.
- 6. Plant Operating Experience Minerals Processing Sulphuric Acid Water Treatment Crocodile River Emalahleni Water Platinum Treatment Plant Concentrator Kayelekera Acid PROJECT DETAILS Plant LSTK with ongoing Operations PROJECT DETAILS and Maintenance Operate and Maintain PROJECT DETAILS LOCATION LOCATION EPCM with ongoing Operations Witbank, South Africa Brits , South Africa LOCATION VALUE VALUE Kayelekera, Malawi R 220 Million US$ 15 Million VALUE DATE (Construction) DATE (Operations) R 152m CAPEX on behalf of March 2006 September 2007 December 2000 December Paladin 2005 CLIENT DATE (Construction) AngloCoal/BHP Billiton CLIENT August 2007 June 2009 Barplats ( Impala Platinum) CLIENT Paladin Resources
- 7. Operating Contract Methodologies E+PC has been operating metallurgical plants on an outsourcing basis since 1991 It has successfully completed in excess of 14 contracts Various different contracting methodologies can be applied: o B+O (Build and Operate) o BOO/T (Build, Own, Operate and Transfer) o O+M (Operate and Maintain) CAMELOT GOLD PROJECT Project Details: Gold CROCODILE RIVER CONCENTRATOR Build, Own and Operate Project Details: PGEs Operate and Location: Barberton, RSA Maintain Value: R144 million Location: Brits, RSA US$ 31 million (1997) SUMO COAL PROJECT Value: R105 million Date: June 1997 to Project Details: Coal US$15 million April 2005 Build, Operate and (2000) Maintain Date: December 2000 to Client: Eastern Transvaal Location: Middelburg, RSA December 2005 Consolidated Mines Client: Barplats Value: R11.0 million (Impala Platinum) Date: November 1996 to July 2005 Client: Sumo Collieries
- 8. Financial Incentives E+PC can access various different incentives aimed at delivering studies and projects in Africa and across the world. Incentives for Bankable Feasibility Studies o Funding available for up to 55% of the cost of the study. Incentives for the Implementation Phase. o Political Risk Cover (100% of the Loan Amount) o Commercial Risk Cover (85% of the Loan Amount) o Debt funding at 6 month Libor plus 2 遜 % o Foreign Exchange Risk Cover o Profit Make up Facility based on Libor plus 2 遜 %
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