DALLAS, June 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has been selected to provide
design, engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM)
support services for the Candelaria Mill Optimization Project
(CMOP) at the Candelaria Mining Complex located near the city of
Copiapó in northern Chile's
Atacama region. Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs will
provide basic and detailed design, as well as support services for
procurement, field engineering, construction management and
start-up. The contract period for the complete scope of services
runs until December 2019.
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"We will leverage our extensive experience in mining processes
to provide support and operational optimization at the Candelaria
Mining Complex," said Jacobs Mining, Minerals and Technology Senior
Vice President and General Manager Andrew
Berryman. "Jacobs is committed to continue working in
collaboration with mining and mineral organizations globally to
meet their social, economic and environmental goals."
Minera Candelaria is responsible
for operations of the Candelaria Mine Complex. Lundin Mining has an
80 percent ownership stake in Candelaria, with additional
operations in the United States,
Portugal and Sweden, primarily producing copper, nickel and
zinc. In addition, Lundin Mining holds an indirect 24 percent
equity stake in the Freeport Cobalt Oy business, which includes a
cobalt refinery located in Finland.
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering
solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With
$15 billion in fiscal 2017 revenue
when combined with full-year CH2M revenues and a talent force of
more than 77,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of services
including scientific, technical, professional and construction- and
program-management for business, industrial, commercial, government
and infrastructure sectors. For more information, visit
www.jacobs.com, and connect with Jacobs on LinkedIn, Twitter,
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fact are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking
statements on management's current estimates and expectations as
well as currently available competitive, financial and economic
data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently
uncertain. There are a variety of factors that could cause business
results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements.
For a description of some of the factors which may occur that could
cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements
please refer to our Form 10-K for the year ended September 29, 2017, and in particular the
discussions contained under Items 1 - Business, 1A - Risk Factors,
3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We do not
undertake to update any forward-looking statements made herein.
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