Studies and EPCM Services for the Nonferrous Industry

Aker Kvaerner is a world leader in executing technology-based engineering and construction projects for producers of nonferrous and precious metals such as copper, gold, nickel, silver, zinc, and lead, and producers of industrial minerals such as soda ash and potash. We maintain one of the largest process engineering staffs in the minerals engineering and construction industry, giving us the ability to provide sound, yet innovative designs for our clients' projects. Our process engineers have been selected not only for their outstanding academic qualifications (degrees in Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering), but also for their experience working in operating plants. We have technology expertise is areas such as: Gold Processing Leach-SX-EW Processing Concentrator Processing Base Metals Smelting/Refining Nickel Laterite Processing Soda Ash and Potash Processing This expertise allows us to make an important contribution to project studies, ranging from management of testwork programs to early concept studies to full scale bankable feasibility studies. We add the expertise of our project managers, estimators, project schedulers, cost control specialists, procurement & logistics specialists, design engineers, and construction and safety managers to execute projects through design, construction and start-up. Aker Kvaerner has the strength and experience to meet the challenges of very large projects and projects in remote locations such as high elevations in the Andes mountains and Arctic or tropical environments.