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B Y T H E N U M B E R S QIT’s UGS, the third and best expansion 525,000 work-hours without a lost-time injury 3 months ahead of schedule $15 million under budget 400+ piping, mechanical and elecrical tie-ins required Every objective was met with the highly successful third expansion of Rio Tinto's UGS to 375,000 tons per year. The project was fast-tracked from the outset and was completed three months ahead of schedule and $15 million under budget. During the 525,000 work-hours dedicated to the expansion project in a facility operating at full capacity there was not a single lost-time injury. Rio Tinto had concluded that a 15-percent increase of production could best be accomplished with two new production lines. 15 % production increase 14
The project won the Project Management Institute Project of the Year Award in Québec. UGS is at Sorel-Tracy, Québec, on the St. Lawrence River. The project was then entered into the International Project of the Year competition, against competitors from more than 60 nations, and Rio Tinto captured that honor as well. It was a global project: • All the main production equipment was designed at Hatch Mississauga in Canada; • The preliminary design studies were completed in Hatch Montréal and Hatch Sorel- Tracy; and • The structural engineering and steel detailing of the Slag-Preparation Plant were assigned to the team at Woodmead, South Africa. Hatch's scope of services were engineering, procurement and construction management, i.e. the “full EPCM.” Hatch also designed the process equipment including the reactor, dryer, and classifier; and programmed the controls. More than 400 piping, mechanical, and electrical tie-ins were needed. A dozen major pieces of equipment were installed. Through it all, production continued without interruption. The Acid-Leach Plant was on stream after two days. The Slag-Preparation Plant was operational in a week. Hatch Advantage July 2011 | 15
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