The Voisey`s Bay Project 2002

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The Voisey’s Bay Project
2002 - 2006
CIM Conference
Vancouver, British Columbia
May 15, 2006
Dave Stefanuto, P.Eng. – Construction Manager – VBNC
Joe Shirley – Project Director – VBNC
Voisey’s Bay Project Components

Mine/Mill Port In Labrador
Mini Plant in Mississauga
Demonstration Plant in Argentia
Supply Vessel (Umiak 1)
Transshipment Facility (Quebec)
Concentrate Handling & Transport to
Sudbury/Thompson
Cobalt Refinery Upgrade (Thompson)
Project Setting
The Project is on the traditional
lands of the Labrador Inuit and
the Labrador Innu
Canadian courts have held that
Aboriginal peoples in Canada
possess special rights to
traditional Aboriginal lands
Those rights can include
requiring resource developers to
enter into Impacts and Benefits
Agreements (IBAs) on traditional
lands to set forth how lands can
be used and benefits to be
received by Aboriginal people
Impacts and Benefits Agreements
VBNC signed separate IBA’s with the Labrador Inuit
Association and the Innu Nation
Legally binding agreements
Secure economic benefits and maximize Project
opportunities for Aboriginal peoples
Help to mitigate project impact
Three-phased Voisey’s Bay Development
Voisey’s Bay Timeline –
Phases
Phase One, 2002-2006
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2018
Infrastructure
02-03
R&D,
R&D, Concentrate
Concentrate
Handling
Handling Facilities
Facilities
02-05
02-05
Phase Two,
End of 2008 – end of 2011
Phase Three
Subject to completion of
underground exploration
program
Mine
Mine &
&
Concentrator
Concentrator
mid-03
mid-03 –– late
late
05
05
Commitment
Commitment to
to and
and
construction
of
commercial
construction of commercial
hydrometallurgical
hydrometallurgical process
process
plant
beginning
with
plant beginning with 2007
2007
feasibility
feasibility study
study
Potential underground
mining
Voisey’s Bay Project Setting
Two sites were developed in
the province approximately
1,200 kilometres apart
• The mine, concentrator &
port at Voisey’s Bay
• The hydromet
demonstration plant at
Argentia
Voisey’s Bay Labrador Site

Open Pit Mine
Crushing Building
Concentrator
Power House
Tailings Facility
Water Management Ponds
Service Complex
Accommodations Complex
1525m Airstrip
Port Concentrate Storage & Offloading Facility
Project Capacity
6,000 tonne-per-day mine & concentrator, to be
expanded to 7,200 tonne-per-day at a later stage
Annual production
• 50,000 tonnes nickel-in-concentrate, containing
2,300 tonnes cobalt and up to 6,800 tonnes copper
• 32,000 tonnes copper-in-concentrate
• Produces 3 products
¾High grade Ni Concentrate + 23% Ni
¾Middlings Ni Concentrate + 13% Ni
¾Copper Concentrate + 32% Cu
Concentrator processes mined ore at a
6,000 tonne-per-day rate
30.4 Mt
ORE from
Mine
Crushing & Grinding
Rougher
Scavenger
Copper Nickel Separation
Pyrrhotite Rejection
Dewatering
Dewatering
Dewatering
1.3 Mt Copper
Concentrate
2.4 Mt High Grade
Nickel Concentrate
1.6 Mt Middlings Nickel
Concentrate
23.2 Mt
TAILS to
Headwater
Pond
Total
25.1 Mt
1.9 Mt
Pyrrhotite
Improved Metallurgy = 1.9 Mt Po Rejected to Tails
Project Development
Camp, Camp Pond, Boardwalk,
Dock 1995
Living Quarters, Core Shed,
Camp Pond, Runway, 1996
Reaching agreement with the Province, Labrador Inuit
Association and Innu Nation allowed us to install
temporary infrastructure in 2002.
Construction Camp
Mine Site
Access Road
Bridge Construction
Temporary Wharf
In 2003 our construction effort focused on civil
infrastructure and logistics.
900 Person Construction Camp
Port Site
Materials Resupply
Concentrator Construction
With the initial civil infrastructure in place, work
proceeded on permanent facilities, MEPIC and
pre-stripping of the ovoid in 2004.
Service Complex
Concentrator
Port Concentrate Storage
Pre-stripping
Ovoid – 2005 Preparation for First
Blast
First Ore Blast - August 19, 2005
Ovoid – 2006
Crusher – First Dump
Crusher & Coarse Ore Storage
Millsite
Millsite and Mine Development
Power Plant
Grinding – SAG and Ball Mills
Flotation Area
First concentrate was produced on
Sept. 12, 2005
Headwater Pond
Headwater Pond – Tailings Dam
Shiploader
Concentrate Storage Shed
Port Concentrate Receiving and
Storage
First concentrate being loaded on M.V. Arctic at the port
site on November 12, 2005 - more than eight months
ahead of our original schedule
M.V. Arctic
Umiak 1
Our construction program made significant progress
in just two years.
October 2003
One Year Later
September 2005
How did we do?
Safety
Hours to date approximately 7.5 million hours
Lost Time Injury Frequency
Ranking Comparison
LTFR
(# injuries/200,000
hrs)
5
3.8
4
3
1.2
2
1.1
0.5
1
0
NL
Construction
(2004)
NL Mining Ontario Mining Voisey's Bay
(2004)
(2004)
Environmental
Very close monitoring has taken place and overall
good environmental compliance has occurred
High standards maintained throughout the
construction and operations phases
Procurement and Employment
High levels of participation by local companies and
construction trades
• >80% of contracts awarded to NL companies
• >90% of construction workforce from Newfoundland and
Labrador
Aboriginal participation in all aspects of construction
program in Labrador
• Aboriginal companies awarded procurement/construction
contracts in excess of Cdn$500 million
• Construction phase used successfully to provide training and
workplace experience for aboriginals
¾ More than 1,100 aboriginals employed supporting construction program
¾ At peak nearly 500 aboriginals were working at the construction site - surpassing
all expectations
Construction Facts
Schedule driven around short summer shipping season
(late June – mid December)
Materials, supply, equipment shipped 113,000 tonnes
Concrete 44,600 m³
Steel 8,400 tonnes
Earth moved 6.8M m3
Site Piping 40 km
Process Piping 28.3 km
Cable 157 km
I/O Terminations 28,000
Number of Flights 3900
Challenges

Short shipping window
Construction camp size limitation (900 person)
Low productivity from unionized labour force
Vendor QA/QC
Determining the cost of items not shown on
drawings
Trade skill availability
Successes

Excellent safety/environmental record
Exceeded IBA targets
High local recruitment (men and women)
Very smooth and quick ramp-up
Shipped concentrate 8 months ahead of
schedule
Accomplishments
EPCM contractor awarded “Environmental
Performance Award” by Environmental
Industry Association of Newfoundland and
Labrador
Wharf Design received “Award for
Engineering Excellence” by the Consulting
Engineers of British Columbia (CEBC)
Project Performance
Feasibility Performance Since 1980
Western Hemisphere Mining Projects
Voisey’s
Bay
7
6
4
3
2
1
25
% of Original FS Estimate
35
55
%
50
%
45
%
40
%
35
%
30
%
25
%
20
%
15
%
10
%
5%
0%
-5
%
0
-1
0%
Numbe of Projects
5
Number of Projects (60 Total)
Gypton, Chris - Engineering & Mining Journal, Jan 1, 2002
Month
6
Jul-06
Yr. 1 Production
Target Achieved
AVG Price/LB
Apr-06
7
First Concentrate Shipped
Planned Production (BFS)
Jan-06
First Blast
Construction Started
Inco Board Approval
Tonnes Produced
Oct-05
Jul-05
Apr-05
Jan-05
Oct-04
Jul-04
Apr-04
Jan-04
Oct-03
Jul-03
Apr-03
Engineering Started
8
Jan-03
4
Development Agreement Signed
5
Oct-02
US$/LB
9
5
4
3
2
1
3
0
TONNES OF NICKEL IN CONCENTRATE
PRODUCED (X1000)
Voisey's Bay Project
Nickel Prices 2002-2006 and VBNC Nickel Production
6
Questions