Nickel Smelter "GORO NICKEL"

Client

Goro Nickel SA
New Caledonia

ProjectNickel Smelter

CapacityAnnual production
60’000 tons Nickel
4’300-5’000 tons Cobalt

BackgroundNew Caledonia contains an estimated 25% of the world’s remaining nickel reserves. Goro Nickel will become the world’s largest nickel mine and has some 57 million tons of proven reserves.

Consultant-

Scope of ABBDesign, manufacture, delivery to site, erection supervision, testing and commissioning of:
17- Containerized E- Rooms complete with:

Medium Voltage Switchgear
690V Smart MCC’s
Variable Speed Drives
Plant-wide Process Control System

Award of contract2005

Start of Operation2007


Last edited 2009-08-28
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