Galena Mining Ltd (ASX:G1A) has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the proposed processing plant at its flagship Abra Base Metals Project in Western Australia.
Under the contract, GR Engineering will produce a 1.2 million tonne per annum lead sulphide flotation process plant and ancillary infrastructure.
Galena’s managing director Alex Molyneux said: “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.”
EPC contract has a GMP structure
The EPC contract is in the form of a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) contract valued at around $74 million.
Any costs saved below the GMP level will be shared between Galena and the contractor.
Work underway while finalising financing
Certain components of the EPC works, up to a capped exposure level have already commenced.
However, the main EPC contract remains conditional on financial close on the proposed project financing debt facilities.
Galena continues to target initial production from Abra in 2021 and the first full-year of steady-state commercial production in 2022.