Ausenco to construct the Tritton Copper Project.

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18 December, 2003


Australia's newest publicly listed copper company, Tritton Resources Limited, has awarded the design and construction of the Tritton Copper Project process plant and surface facilities to Ausenco Limited. The award is subject to final documentation which is anticipated to be completed this month.

The $24.2 million lump sum turnkey contract is for the construction of the 660,000 tpa (expandable to 900,000 tpa) copper concentrator, tailings dam and surface infrastructure such as roads and buildings.

Work will immediately commence on engineering, site geotechnical testing and implementation for the site construction phase.

According to Ian Culbert, Managing Director Tritton Resources, "Ausenco presented us with the best mix of site knowledge, process capability, commercial structure and execution approach and we are happy to be working together to successfully develop the Tritton Copper Project".

Work will immediately commence on engineering, site geotechnical testing and implementation for the site construction phase.

"Ausenco is very pleased to be associated with the Tritton Copper Project", said Zimi Meka Managing Director Ausenco, "we worked closely with Tritton Resources during the recent feasibility study and we will continue our absolute commitment to quality, safety and cost effective implementation through into the project".



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Ausenco Limited, provides multi-disciplined engineering, procurement, project and construction management services to the mining, minerals and metal processing industry. The company participates in all phases of a project’s progression, from project scoping studies, process option/technical review assessments, feasibility studies utilised for project financing, through to project design, construction and commissioning. Ausenco’s group of companies also services companies through their operation and maintenance division, supplying key asset management and operational support. These services are applied to projects in a broad range of processing areas, both nationally and internationally.

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