![]() IOC Opener | ![]() IOC Tower2 | ![]() IOC Tower1 |
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![]() Marc R. On Conveyor | ![]() IOC Conveyor | ![]() IOC Mill Facility2 |
![]() IOC Mill Facility3 | ![]() IOC Mill Column Base | ![]() IOC Mill Facility |
RioTinto IOC, Iron Ore Expansion
IOC is the largest manufacturer of iron ore pellets in Canada the company operates a mine, concentrator and a pelletizing plant in Labrador City, NL, port facilities in Sept-Îles, QC and a 418-km railroad that links the mine to the port.
The $500 million expansion provides 4,000,000 tons of increased concentrate capacity per year. It comprises of an overland conveyor to remove bottlenecks in the current ore delivery system, a fourth grinding mill, and associated mine and rail equipment.
Supermétal's contract through Bechtel, Montreal, incorporated design assist, fabricate, paint and installation of the cantilever towers supporting a new conveyor system that was launched into the structure to minimze the impact on the existing Ore Storage facility.