Security For Goschen Rare Earths – Goschen Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project in the Loddon-Mallee Region of North-West Victoria is seeking security and fencing.
Security For Goschen Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project.
Security For Goschen Rare Earths – Goschen Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project in the Loddon-Mallee Region of North-West Victoria is seeking security and fencing.
While the tender release does not stipulate the exact requirements of each stage of this project, the completed facility being developed by VHM will have multiple high value industrial plants and structures requiring layered security solutions, including access control, alarms, CCTV, doors, gates and fencing. The big footprint of this operation will cover 1534 hectares.
The project will mine rare earths, zircon-titania Heavy Mineral Concentrate (HMC), and mixed rare earth carbonate (MREC), as well as premium zircon, high titanium rutile (HiTi), HiTi leucoxene, and low chromium ilmenite. These minerals are used in a variety of applications which include permanent magnets needed in electric vehicles and offshore wind turbines, and superconductors.
The project will operate for 20-25 years and is expected to create at least 250 construction jobs and 400 full time jobs. The project will generate more than $A2 billion for the local economy and an additional $1.4 billion for the state.
Development of Goschen Project is planned to occur in 3 phases. Phase 1 consists of a mining unit plant (MUP), wet concentrator plant (WCP), and a rare earth mineral flotation circuit (REMFC) producing rare earth mineral concentrate (REMC) and zircon/titania heavy mineral concentrate (HMC) with first commissioning in H1, 2025.
Phase 1A will introduce a hydrometallurgical plant to further upgrade the REMC into higher value mixed rare earth concentrate (MREC) with first commissioning in H2, 2025, while Phase 2 will see the construction of an additional mineral separation plant (MSP) to produce final separable mineral sand products, including ilmenite, zircon, leucoxene, and high titanium rutile (HiTi rutile). Phase 2 will commence around 2 years after first production of Phase 1.
The tender releases notes mining is a highly regulated industry where all operations, works and activities are subject to regulation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (2004) and regulations. VHM targets best practice in safety, environment, social, governance and sustainability – all equipment will be inspected and operators approved by VHM before mobilisation to site.
This tender closes on October 1 – there’s more information about security for the Goschen Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project tender here, you can learn more about the project itself here, and there’s more SEN news here.
“Security For Goschen Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project.”
Security For Goschen Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project.
